They say they care about Iowa workers. But are they actually voting for us?
Two of Iowa’s four representatives in the US House want their seats back this November, and a third wants to be promoted to Senate.
All three—US Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Zach Nunn—claim to be helping Iowa’s workers.
I wanted to find out if they have.
There are a lot of bills that have gone through Congress since 2024 that purport to help “working people” or “working families,” but sometimes these bills just provide tax credits or itemized deductions that mostly help rich people.
So instead, I’m going to look at three specific bills that would help the average worker, and how Hinson, Miller-Meeks, and Nunn voted for them.
The bill: The PRO Act, otherwise known as Protecting the Right to Organize.
What it would do: It would make it easier for workers to form a labor union to advocate for better pay and conditions through things like banning forced meetings between workers and anti-union consultants, and preventing employers from dragging out a union election on false pretenses. It also actually gives companies civil penalties for violating these laws.
What happened: The bill has passed the House twice, in February of 2020 and in March of 2021.
How Iowa’s reps voted: Nunn wasn’t there either time, but both Hinson and Miller-Meeks voted against it in 2021.
The bill was brought back in February of 2023, but was not voted on, and Iowa’s four Congress members are not among its 219 cosponsors.
The bill: The Faster Labor Contracts Act.
What it would do: It would prevent long delays by employers who refuse to bargain a labor union’s first contract, as has happened with the owners of Amazon and Starbucks.
What happened: The bill passed the House in June of this year, 230-193.
How Iowa’s reps voted: Hinson, Miller-Meeks, and Nunn all voted against it.
The bill: The Protect America’s Workforce Act.
What it would do: Do you remember when President Donald Trump said hundreds of thousands of federal workers no longer had the right to a union or collective bargaining? This bill tells him he can’t do that, protecting the labor rights of federal workers.
What happened: It passed the House in December of 2025, 231-195.
How Iowa’s reps voted: Miller-Meeks and Nunn actually voted for it. Hinson, however, voted against it.
