Resources

Iowa Policy Project 

The Iowa Policy Project has released its updated study called:

http://www.iowapolicyproject.org/SOWI.htm

This edition of THE STATE OF WORKING IOWA  is largely an account of the impact and implications of our recent recession.  It incorporates information on how national economic trends and problems have played out in Iowa.  It provides information on how Iowa has faired versus other states in the upper Midwest.

The Iowa Policy Project recently released study on Iowa tax policies.

The Right 

to Join 

a Union

THE FREEDOM OF WORKERS TO JOIN TOGETHER in unions and bargain collectively is a fundamental human right that U. S. labor law guarantees in principle.  But when America's workers seek to exercise this right today, they nearly always run into a buzz saw of employer threats, intimidation, coercion and outright warfare.

 

For more information, try the Human Rights Watch report Unfair Advantage:

Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States under International Human Rights Standards

Iowa Legislature Voting Records



WAL-MART

Always Government Subsidies .... Always 

Walmart is the world's largest retailer.  Did you know how much the growth of this anti-worker employer costs in terms of tax subsidies?  Good Jobs First has released a study on this subject.  Link up below.  http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/wmtstudy.pdf


*Understanding Why Wal-Mart Matters

John L. Lewis Museum website

Iowa Worker's Monument: 

A Tribute to Iowa's Work Ethic & the Contributions of the Individual Worker

The great state of Iowa was literally built by men and women who labored long hours performing difficult and nearly impossible tasks to make this state a place where Iowans can be proud to live, work, retire, and enjoy a superb quality of life. As a way to commemorate the history and work ethic of Iowa’s workers, plans are in process to construct a fitting memorial on the State Capitol Complex.  For more info go to:  http://www.iowaworkersmonument.com/

 

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