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Category Archives: Labor
Labor Update: Steve King Co-Sponsors Bill To Eliminate Overtime Pay
Click here to see the sponsor list including Steve King and 167 other GOP co-sponsors of the bill that would take away American workers’ overtime pay. There is not one Democratic sponsor on the list. All Republicans. Remember this in … Continue reading
Posted in Labor
Tagged Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, H.R. 1406, Iowa labor update, overtime pay, Rep. Steve King, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
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A Reminder In Dallas
In case you had forgotten what the real source of our current mess is a huge reminder was opened in Dallas Thursday morning. Dedicated to the worst presidency overall in America’s history, a presidency that failed not just on one or … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Branstad, Labor, medicaid expansion
Tagged labor unions, lobbyists, Workers Memorial Day
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War On Workers In The US
Workers’ memorial Day April 28th Overshadowed by the the bombing at the Boston Marathon, the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas is to me a much more significant event. The event in Boston is most likely a one off … Continue reading
Posted in Labor
Tagged factory explosion., fertilizer plant explosion, Texas explosion, Workers Memorial Day
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Workers Memorial Day Weekend Events In Iowa
Check out these events honoring workers this weekend in Bettendorf, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Sioux City, Waterloo, Dubuque, Rock Island Friday April 26th United Steelworkers Local 105 Workers Memorial Day Service – A memorial service honoring all workers … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa Labor events, Workers Memorial Day Events
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Dick Fallow Dies
Dick Fallow may be a name unfamiliar to many reading this. But to those who knew Dick, he was one hell of a person. His love for the Labor movement and his knowledge of it were incredible. My encounter with … Continue reading
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Our Kids Is Screwed
Every day I hear some republican say “We are leaving our children a crushing debt.” This is simply hooey and bothers me a great deal on two levels: 1) it is not “we” that are leaving the debt, it is … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Labor, Vote Fraud
Tagged children, future, gerrymandering, higher education
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Medicaid Madness – Medicaid Matters
Schedule of Events Monday, March 25th A coalition of small business owners, health care providers, and citizen organizations on Monday will launch the Healthiest Iowa Initiative and call on Governor Branstad to accept the expansion of Medicaid in Iowa. Representatives … Continue reading
Posted in Calls to Action, Harkin, Labor, medicaid expansion
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Join Labor Councils Across Iowa To Demand That Congress Repeal The Sequester
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20th: Join Labor Councils Across Iowa to Demand that Congress Repeal the Sequester Across-the-board budget cuts—called sequestration—went into effect March 1st when Congress failed to pass a budget. Called a “Poison Pill” at the time the Sequester Bill … Continue reading
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Tagged Impact of Sequestration on Iowa, Iowa AFL-CIO, Iowa Labor events, Iowa labor movement
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Labor Update: A Forgotten Movie About Father And Son Scabs
Labor Mondays’ Movie Review Sometimes a Great Notion – Directed by Paul Newman. Filmed 1970. It was released to widespread dismissal in 1971, stars Paul Newman and Henry Fonda and Lee Remick. In a supremely ironic film, those two great … Continue reading
Going For The Republican Trifecta
Only Need An Anti-Woman Law To Fill The Sheet. Sometimes between sessions, I think about making out bingo cards or race track type cards for the next session just to at least have a couple of laughs while some of … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Labor, medicaid expansion
Tagged gambling
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