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Labor Update: Which Side Are You On? There Should Be No Doubt

Posted on March 26, 2012 by bfiatracykurowski

This was written by Buddy Howard, President of the Lee County Labor Council and BCTGM 48G member from Keokuk. It is in regard to the lockout of American Crystal Sugar Workers. I recently took a 1700 mile trip to be … Continue reading →

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Advancing Low Wages Earns Steve King Conservative Honor

Posted on December 20, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

This is not an Onion story.  Its authors meant it without sarcasm. It appeared on Rep. Steve King’s government website in September shortly after the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) bestowed this ultra-conservative recognition on him, Michelle Bachmann and a host … Continue reading →

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Retired Americans To Picket Rick Perry At Quad Cities GOP Fundraiser

Posted on November 13, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

Texas Governor and would-be presidential contender Rick Perry called Social Security a Ponzi Scheme. He likened one of the most popular and successful government programs of all time to nothing more than a Bernie Madoff scam. Never mind that this … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Jobs Rally In Iowa City

Posted on October 3, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

by Tracy Kurowski Similar to the rallies/occupations now being held across the U.S. on Wall Street, in Seattle, L.A. and other cities where jobless youth – those without occupations – have chosen to instead occupy public spheres of financial institutions, … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Hearings Today Over NLRB Proposed Rules For Organizing

Posted on July 18, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Hearings Today Over NLRB Proposed Rules For Organizing by Tracy KurowskiOn June 21st, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed new rules  dealing with union elections, a process that has not been significantly changed since the Taft Hartley … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Boeing V National Labor Relations Board

Posted on May 23, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Boeing V National Labor Relations Board by Tracy Kurowski It’s the Confederates Versus the Union 150 years later, same horrible story of bigoted plutocratic stubbornness and the inevitable success of the people. The good news about the stink … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Keokuk Families Stand In Solidarity With Locked Out Workers

Posted on March 28, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Keokuk Families Stand In Solidarity With Locked Out Workers  by Tracy Kurowski  [photos by Dick Fallow]Over four hundred BCTGM Local 48G members, their families, friends and supporters from across the State of Iowa rallied on Saturday, March 26, … Continue reading →

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Iowans Fight Back Against GOP Assault On Labor

Posted on March 21, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

Iowans Fight Back Against GOP Assault On Labor  by Tracy Kurowski photos by Dick Fallow Davenport, Iowa On Saturday, March 19, 2011, over 400 people attended a labor rally in Davenport, Iowa, to stand up for working people in Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: When Democrats Don't Vote

Posted on March 1, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: When Democrats Don't Vote Photo by BFIA contributor Tracy Kurowski, who was in Madison this weekend helping the cause.  Tracy Kurowski is currently AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison at the United Way of the Quad City Area. She has … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: We Are One Rally

Posted on February 21, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: We Are One Rally Tuesday by Tracy Kurowski [Editor's Note:  Tune in now to Bradshaw, Iowa's other progressive talk show at 98.3 wow fm, 1-4 pm weekdays. He's talking about why everybody needs unions to survive and what … Continue reading →

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