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Labor Update: It's Issue Framing Season For Unions

Posted on September 13, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: It's Issue Framing Season for Unions by Tracy Kurowski At one point during the 2008 election cycle, television commercials no longer sold us toothpaste, cars and appliances as they had done for generations of TV watchers. The airwaves … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Iowa GOP Platform a Must-Read

Posted on August 16, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:   Iowa GOP Platform a Must-Read by Tracy KurowskiLabor Highlights of Iowa GOP Platform Political party platforms are supposed to be the defining philosophy for the policies its politicians would enact should they get elected. In fact, the Iowa … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Quad City Federation of Labor Opposes Korean Free Trade Agreement

Posted on August 9, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:  Quad City Federation of Labor Opposes Korean Free Trade Agreement by Tracy Kurowski Last week, Jerry Messer, President, Quad City Federation of Labor, and over 40 labor leaders  expressed disagreement with Bobby Schilling, Republican opponent to Congressman Phil … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Happy Birthday, Tea Party!

Posted on August 2, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Happy Birthday, Tea Party! by Tracy Kurowski Happy Birthday, Tea Party! Last year at this time marked the start of the August recess-attack against health care reform and the Birth of the Tea Party “Movement.” Though it was … Continue reading →

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Grassley and GOP Cronies Continue to Block Unemployment Extension

Posted on July 19, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Grassley, GOP Cronies Continue to Block Unemployment Extension by Tracy Kurowski Senate Republicans Continue to Block Unemployment Extension “…so next time someone waxes on about how Congress can’t get anything done, or how Congress won’t pass unemployment extension, … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Unemployment Facts for Iowa and Beyond

Posted on July 5, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: Unemployment Facts for Iowa and Beyond by Tracy Kurowski It’s been a two week hiatus since I’ve written anything about labor for the blog. So, inspired by the brilliant Harpers Index, I decided to assemble an assortment of … Continue reading →

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Labor Movement Update: AFL-CIO Young Workers Summit

Posted on June 14, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Movement Update:  AFL-CIO Young Workers Summit  by Tracy Kurowski Following are remarks by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka at the Next Up! AFL-CIO Young Workers Summit in Washington, DC on Friday. “When President Reagan fired the air traffic controllers … Continue reading →

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Rock Island Arsenal Command Blurs Line Between Civilian and Military Labor

Posted on June 7, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:  Rock Island Arsenal Command Blurs Line Between Civilian and Military Labor by Tracy Kurowski I conducted an interview with Diane Scott, President AFGE 2119, which represents the people who work at the Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (JMTC) … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Iowa Workers in Labor Dispute With Alcoa Over Health Care

Posted on May 24, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:  Iowa Workers in Labor Dispute With Alcoa Over Health Care by Tracy Kurowski On May 31, 2010, the current master contract agreement between Alcoa and United Steelworkers expires. The union and company are currently negotiating a new contract … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Iowa's Child Food Insecurity Rate 17.9%

Posted on May 3, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:  Iowa's Child Food Insecurity Rate 17.9% by Tracy Kurowski National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive- Saturday May 8 It's hard to write about anything today when tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil are washing ashore … Continue reading →

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