Category Archives: Labor

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton[Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the seventh week of … Continue reading →

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Iowa Rally To Save The American Dream In Des Moines

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Rally To Save The American Dream In Des Moines Saturday Saturday, 26 Feb 2011, 12:00     Iowa State Capitol – West Steps You can register here “Even in its terribly weakened condition, the labor movement remains a bulwark against … Continue reading →

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Union Busting Koch Brothers Style

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Union Busting Koch Brothers Style by Dave BradleyYesterday morning I was tipped off to check out Amy Goodman’s interview of Matt Taibi on DemocracyNow!  In this interview Taibi explains how states lost billions upon billions, investing in those bogus mortgage-backed … Continue reading →

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Iowa We Are One Rally – Delayed Liveblog

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Iowa We Are One Rally –  Delayed Liveblog  [editor's note:  DMReg reports 800;  Politics.com 1000 union supporters compared to 120 tea partiers. View a 360 video of the rally here. Hear Braley's speech here]by Paul Deaton Four members of Veterans … Continue reading →

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WE ARE ONE RALLY IN DES MOINES TODAY

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Trish Nelson

WE ARE ONE RALLY IN DES MOINES TODAY

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The People's House – Wisconsin State Capitol

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Paul Deaton

The People's House – Wisconsin State Capitol Some friends from Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility were in Madison Wisconsin for a conference this weekend and took this photograph. Thanks!

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Labor Update: We Are One Rally

Posted on February 21, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update: We Are One Rally Tuesday by Tracy Kurowski [Editor's Note:  Tune in now to Bradshaw, Iowa's other progressive talk show at 98.3 wow fm, 1-4 pm weekdays. He's talking about why everybody needs unions to survive and what … Continue reading →

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Is Iowa Ready For Its Own “Fightin’ Bob” Fest?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Is Iowa Ready For Its Own “Fightin' Bob” Fest? by Dave Bradley Kudos to Wisconsin. Standing up to the manufactured “crisis.”Made me think of “Fightin' Bob” LaFollette, their former governor.As many of you know there is an annual “Fightin' Bob … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Workers Protest Phony Deficit and the Silencing of American Workers

Posted on February 20, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] I slept on the floor of the rotunda last night. I Intend the same this evening. It is do or die for the Democratic party, and ground zero is in Wisconsin where unions fought for and … Continue reading →

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Quad City Federation of Labor Supports Wisconsin Workers

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Quad City Federation of Labor Supports Wisconsin Workers Open Letter to the Quad City TimesWe the Officers and Executive Board of the Quad City Federation of Labor stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Wisconsin who are fighting … Continue reading →

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