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Category Archives: Labor
Labor Roundtable With Congressman Dave Loebsack
LABOR ROUNDTABLE With Congressman Dave Loebsack Wednesday May 2nd The Quad City Federation of Labor and the Clinton Labor Congress invite you to attend one of three LaborRoundtables where we will discuss issues concerning working families. Our guest speakers will … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Labor
Tagged 2nd District of Iowa, Clinton Labor Congress, dave loebsack, HD 88, HD 91, HD 94, Quad City Federation of Labor, SD 46, working families
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Workers Memorial Day Events Around Iowa
Below is a list Workers Memorial Day events around Iowa. For more info about Iowa events: Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO “Workers’ Memorial Day, International Workers’ Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of … Continue reading
Posted in Labor
Tagged Iowa Federation of Labor, Iowa Labor events, Workers Memorial Day, Workers Memorial Day Events
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Reaganomics Explained And Other Observations
What is most distressing is that since Reagan, we continue to have large number of voters vote totally opposite of their own good by voting for Republicans that rob us blind, cut off any social safety nets and make government … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Economy, food, Labor, womens rights
Tagged colony collapse, liberal, reaganomics, women remember
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Labor Update: Which Side Are You On? There Should Be No Doubt
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
Posted in Labor
Tagged BCTGM 48G, Crystal Sugar lockk out, Keokuk lockout, Lee County Labor Council
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Picking the Final Four Week Observations:
Note from the AFL-CIO: Press Release Sore loser Governor goes on attack Today’s Iowa Supreme Court decision, overruling the Governor’s illegal line item veto was correct and upholds the Iowa Constitution. The decision was unanimous, including the three justices recently … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Health Care & Medicare, Labor, womens rights
Tagged bill maher, julia gilliard, nancy gregg
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Jobs in Post-Reagan Iowa
Garbage pickers are everywhere. This is a photo of a gent working near where I lived through my early years, until Kindergarten. I asked him if he lived in the area. He didn’t, but knew about the current occupants of … Continue reading
Government Doesn’t Create Jobs? And Other Observations
“Government doesn’t create Jobs!” and lobbying Why oh why would huge corporations and corporate groups be so intent on lobbying congress and all the various state legislators to influence votes if government in no way caused economic ripples and thus … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, GOP, Humor, Labor, womens rights
Tagged FAA, komen, Romney
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Governor Walker and PATCO
In order to understand the debate over collective bargaining in Wisconsin last year, it is helpful to consider the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, or PATCO, a labor union that represented U.S. air traffic controllers from 1968 until 1981. With … Continue reading
Advancing Low Wages Earns Steve King Conservative Honor
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
Posted in Labor, Steve King
Tagged labor, Rep. Steve King, wages
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Which Head Puppet Will The Republicans Choose?
What are the Republicans choosing? All the hoo and hah over just who the Republican nominee will be clouds one main point about their anointed one: whomsoever the choice, that person is merely head puppet for the ruling 1%. I … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Humor, Labor, Occupy Wall St.
Tagged ALEC, Bachmann, OWS, republican candidate, war on labor
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