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Labor Update: Branstad's Anti-Worker Agenda

Posted on January 31, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Branstad's Anti-Worker Agenda  By Tracy Kurowski Within hours of being sworn in, Governor Branstad’s first official act as Iowa’s Chief Executive Officer was to rescind Governor Vilsack’s order that requires state officials to seriously consider using Project Labor … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Taxpayer- Subsidized Keokuk Company Locks Out Workers

Posted on January 24, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:  Taxpayer-Subsidized Keokuk Company Locks Out Workers The following letter was read at Thursday's meeting of the Iowa Department of Economic Development by Mark Cooper, President of the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor on behalf of the Quad … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Is Compromise On FICA Tax A Threat To Social Security?

Posted on December 22, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Is Compromise On FICA Tax A Threat To Social Security? by Tracy Kurowski One of the worst compromises contained in the $858 billion tax bill just passed by Congress and signed by President Obama is the provision that … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Vote for Scrooge of the Year

Posted on December 8, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Vote for Scrooge of the Year Jobs with Justice is holding its 11th Annual Scrooge of the Year contest.  Celebrate the season by selecting the most sinister Scrooge from among the following seven finalists, including CEOs, corporations and … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: December 7 Day of Online Solidarity for Jobless

Posted on December 6, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

December 7: Day of Online Solidarity for Jobless by Tracy Kurowski To show solidarity with the 25 million unemployed or underemployed Americans, tomorrow morning, change your Facebook and Twitter avatar to this Jobless image.   Update your status to “We are … Continue reading →

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Commission on Fiscal Responsibility Wants To Transfer Wealth to the Wealthy

Posted on November 29, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Commission Co-Chairs Want To Transfer Wealth to the Wealthy  by Tracy Kurowski Contact your representatives and your local paper to let them know that you oppose reducing Social Security.On December 1, 2010, the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Unemployment Insurance Helps Economy

Posted on November 22, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:  Unemployment Insurance Helps Economy by Tracy Kurowski In nine short days, 800,000 people and their families who count on their Unemployment Insurance income to pay for things like housing and food will lose their benefits. Failing to pass … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Which Companies in Iowa Are Exporting Jobs?

Posted on October 27, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:  Which Companies in Iowa Are Exporting Jobs? by Tracy Kurowski  “There is no job that is America’s God-given right anymore.”  ~Carly Fiorina, former CEO Hewlett-Packard and candidate for Governor of California. Working America has launched a new interactive … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Cranky Compassionate Joe Bagean

Posted on October 11, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Cranky Compassionate Joe Bagean A book review by Tracy Kurowski It wasn’t until after first the French and Brits heralded Edgar Allan Poe that we were able to recognize the lyrical genius of our own Native Son. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/eapoe.htm  … Continue reading →

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4th Annual Earth Charter Summit Will Take Place In Davenport, Iowa

Posted on October 4, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

4th Annual Earth Charter Summit Will Take Place In Davenport, Iowa earthcharterinaction.org 4th Annual Earth Charter Summit Saturday, October 16, 2010 Twelve days from now the 4th Annual Earth Charter Summit will take place in the Quad Cities. The mission … Continue reading →

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