This week in organizing. Action alert by CCI:

Feb. 14: UIHC bargaining kicks off in Iowa City

Join our SEIU allies at the bargaining table February 14 at 9 am! This meeting is open to the public – no matter what you do and where you work, retaining experienced hospital workers at UIHC is essential for a healthy community.

Workers are coming to the table to bargain for standardized staffing ratios, better pay, increasing bereavement to be able to mourn a loved one longer than 3 days, increase the number of sick days a worker can take beyond 3 days per quarter without the threat of getting written up, parking, and much more!!

Help your local hospital workers ensure that the Board of Regents bargains fairly! More info here.

Feb 25: Public School Strong orientation

Everyday Iowans know that strong public schools are a cornerstone of our communities and democracy. By organizing in our neighborhoods and at local school board meetings, we can create positive, common sense solutions to address the real issues our schools are facing.

That’s why we’re part of Public School Strong – a national movement of parents, teachers, students, and community members pushing for honest, equitable, safe, and fully-funded public education. And we’re growing the movement all across the state – check out some recent press from Decorah here!

Be a part of Public School Strong! Join our next orientation session on Tuesday, February 25 at 6pm over Zoom. More info and RSVP here.

What We’re Reading

These are a few links that are informing our work – we’ve shared them so that you can read, too!

Bird calls or dog whistles: What Iowa’s attorney general is doing [Bleeding Heartland]

EPA environmental justice staff ousted amid ongoing industrial ag complaints [Investigate Midwest]

Don’t believe him [New York Times] (gift article-read for free)

Lutherans decry Reynolds’ ‘failure to defend’ Lutheran Services of Iowa [Iowa Starting Line]

The left needs its “schools of enlightenment and revolution” [Jacobin]