Category Archives: Labor

Keeping Iowa’s Debates Honest, Factual And In Perspective

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Dave Bradley

FRIENDS: The Iowa Policy Project has been watching Iowa’s job picture for more than 10 years with a monthly review of the state’s job data as it is released. Along with our annual reports on The State of Working Iowa, … Continue reading →

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South Slope And Union Reach Contract Agreement

Posted on March 17, 2014 by bfiatracykurowski

[For background click here] South Slope Cooperative Communications and Communications Workers of America (CWA) Ratified a New Contract We are pleased to announce that South Slope Cooperative Communications and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) have reached a collective bargaining … Continue reading →

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Trans Pacific Partnership Teach-In To Be Held In Ames

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Happy Monday from BFIA!  Before you do anything, please read everything Dave posted over the weekend, especially Thank You, Obamacare! and What Would The Greatest Generation Do?   And don’t miss Dave’s Sunday Funday Quiz – Holy Daylight Edition.  Click on … Continue reading →

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Does America Need A Labor Party?

Posted on March 3, 2014 by bfiatracykurowski

By Rafael Ceja, Rank and File Union Member Recently I saw an interview with former Florida Governor, Charlie Christ.  Years ago I would have called Mr. Christ a flip-flop or pancake, referring to his changing of parties so many times. … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: South Slope To Be Prosecuted For Unfair Labor Practices

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Labor News NORTH LIBERTY, IA—The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has found sufficient evidence to prosecute South Slope Telecommunications Cooperative with three separate violations of federal labor law. South Slope employees represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) … Continue reading →

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UAW, VW And The Southern Man

Posted on February 10, 2014 by bfiatracykurowski

Southern change gonna Come at last Now your crosses Are burning fast – Neil Young On February 12-14, the men and women who assemble the Volkswagen Passat at a plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will get to vote on whether or … Continue reading →

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Employees Forced To Defend Jobs Against South Slope Greed

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Apparently, locking out workers, once a rare practice,  is the new normal for employers.  Last November, South Slope Communications in North Liberty  locked out 55 employees for 3 days after their union contract with the cooperative expired.  Employees who came … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality And Other Thoughts

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Internet Neutrality appears to be dead. If you want to know what that will mean in practical terms, I have been told to look at our current wasteland of a cable and satellite TV system. I suppose you could add … Continue reading →

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Iowans Support Minimum Wage Increases

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Dave Bradley

NEW POLL: Iowans Support Minimum Wage Increase, Oppose Branstad Policies By Wide Margins Iowans believe the income gap between rich and poor is getting bigger, and most do not have an equal shot at getting ahead economically. Des Moines, Iowa … Continue reading →

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Christie Lessons For Iowa

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Wonder how the Democrats in New Jersey feel now? So many made a point of backing Chris Christie for governor last fall. This helped give Christie the patina of a politician who is a cut above the rest. Christie got … Continue reading →

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