Action alert/press release from Progress Iowa
Moral Mondays IOWA
Fighting a Union Busting Bill – Again

Monday, March 11, 12:00 – 12:45 PM
Online (streaming live): https://fb.com/moralmondaysiowa
In Person: Iowa State Capitol, Room 305; 1007 East Grand Ave, Des Moines, Iowa

Speakers

Pete Hird, Secretary/Treasurer, Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Melissa Speed, Political Director, AFSCME Council 61

The Senate union busting bill, SF 2374, remains eligible for debate. The bill includes:

• Iowa public union members must have a union recertification election at the end of every contract (private sector unions do not have to do this).

• If an employer doesn’t submit a voting list to the state for that election, workers lose their union. Unions will need to wage costly lawsuits to keep the union.

Who is being hurt by these endless attacks on hard-working Iowans? All of us. Rising turnover, employees fleeing to other states, schools understaffed, roads less maintained, and even more hospitals closing. Join us for Moral Mondays IOWA to learn more.

MMI is held in Room 305 at the Iowa Capitol. From the center of the ground floor, take the north hallway past the cafeteria and the stairs to find the north elevator in an alcove on the right. Take the elevator to Floor 3. After leaving the elevator, go LEFT and back around the corner to Room 305. You can also take the stairs from the basement up to the 3rd floor (it’s a long way up!) and find Room 305 past the elevator.

Or, join us on the Moral Mondays IOWA Facebook page.

For more information about this week’s Moral Mondays IOWA event, contact: Connie Ryan, 515.577.3636 or connie@interfaithallianceiowa.org

Moral Mondays IOWA is a collaborative project designed to highlight the progress at work in the Iowa legislature. A coalition of over 30 progressive Iowa organizations, MMI proactively supports the moral good sought through policies that span a range of progressive issues and works for the advancement of Iowa values like equality, fairness, and justice.

Please note: The listing of an organizational name does not infer support or opposition to any particular issue or bill but is simply an indicator of the organization’s support of the broader mission of the Moral Mondays IOWA coalition.

Moral Mondays IOWA Coalition Partners

AFSCME Iowa Council 61
American Association of University Women of Iowa (AAUW Iowa)
Americans for Democratic Action Iowa
Ames Bethesda Lutheran Church – Reconciling in Christ Ministry Team
Center for Social Ministry
Common Good Iowa
Corridor Community Action Network
Des Moines Faith Committee for Peace
Family Planning Council of Iowa
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund
Iowa Alliance for Retired Americans
Iowa Citizen Action Network
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Iowa Conference United Church of Christ
Iowa Conference of The United Methodist Church Legislative Advocacy Team
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Iowa Mental Health Advocacy
Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance
Iowa Safe Schools
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa Unitarian Universalist Witness/Advocacy Network
Iowans for Gun Safety
League of Women Voters of Iowa
Methodist Federation for Social Action
National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter
One Iowa Action
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa
Plymouth UCC Peace Committee (Des Moines)
Progress Iowa
SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa
Social Justice & Reconciling Team, Walnut Hills United Methodist Church (Urbandale)
Soaring Hearts Foundation
South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, Des Moines Branch