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Tag Archives: unions
Rescheduled Union Vote For UnityPoint Nurses In Des Moines Today
A big load of thanks to Amie Rivers of iowastartingline.com for sending out the reminder email about the union vote taking place starting today and going through Tuesday, December 9th. The very fact that we have a situation where professionals … Continue reading
Dragging Iowa Down!
Uncle Milty and Bob Hope 4 minutes If you just watched that and are under 18 years old please call the Iowa MAGA Party and turn yourselves in for violating their feefees and watching what was once a pretty standard … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance
Tagged Branstad, drag, koch brothers, obscenity, public employees unions, selling out, unions
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New Labor Report Not Kind To Iowa
The rise and fall of the middle class in the US has almost exactly tracked with the rise and subsequent gutting of labor unions in the US. Although this chart is a few years old, the trend has not changed … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Education, Kim Reynolds, Labor, union busting
Tagged Deidre DeJear, unions
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The End Of “Trickle Down”?
Why the “Reagan Revolution” Scheme to Gut America’s Middle Class is Coming to an End In an essay at Thom Hartmann’s blog http://www.hartmannreport.com Hartmann explains why the Democrats American Relief Plan that was just passed and signed last week may … Continue reading
Pandemic Shows How Important Unions Are
AFT Leader Randi Weingarten discusses reopening schools: (6.5 minutes) Thursday we got this email from the Abby Finkenauer campaign: I’m Ken Sagar, retired president of the Iowa Federation of Labor. But today I’m not here to give you an update … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa
Tagged Abby Finkenauer, AFT, American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingrten, reopening schools, teachers, unions
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Robert Reich – The Rich Get Much, Much Richer
Robert Reich once again puts the current economic situation in plain language. (13 minutes) The current economic situation, especially the inequalities between workers and shareholders in a normal year would be a central issue in a presidential election. Our current … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa
Tagged monopolies, new Gilded Age, Power, Robert Reich, unions
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Leadership
Biden address on the economy. (31.5 minutes) As you listen to Joe Biden’s address in Dunmore, Pennsylvania from Thursday the differences between Biden and his opponent are stark. The very first thing that is hugely obvious is that Biden cares. … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Covid-19, Joni Ernst
Tagged Cindy Axne, JD Scholten, pandemic, Rita Hart, unions
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Recent Videos From Robert Reich: Oligarchy Versus The Rest Of Us
Corporate lies. A couple of things that Reich doesn’t mention in here are: Labor union are the most effective deterrent to an accretion of power in an executive in a democracy. Labor voting for the party of money and business … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Labor
Tagged oligarchy, Right vs. left, Robert Reich, unions
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Unions Must Strengthen To Restore America’s Middle Class
There is little that is more illustrative of what has caused the fall of America’s middle class than the graphs that show the fall in union membership alongside a graph that shows the fall in worker’s pay. It is an … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, union busting
Tagged unions
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Working People’s Day of Action – Cedar Rapids
Join thousands of working people and our allies nationwide as we stand up for the freedom to join together in strong unions and fight for decent and equitable pay, affordable health care, quality schools, vibrant communities and a secure future … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Economic Justice, Labor
Tagged Cedar Rapids, unions
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