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Abby Finkenauer Lifts Up Labor Issues At First Fish Fry

November 2, 2019

Hundreds of people and eight 2020 Democratic presidential candidates showed up to Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer’s inaugural fish fry in Cedar Rapids Saturday afternoon to discuss issues important to unions. The Fish Fry was co-hosted by the IBEW PAC, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers PAC, the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers PAC, the…

Abby Finkenauer Lifts Up Labor Issues At First Fish Fry

Finkenauer’s Backing Lends Critical Iowa Support To Biden

January 2, 2020

Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer’s 1st District is home to a crucial constituency for Democratic presidential candidates working to win the Iowa caucuses and beyond, and on Thursday, at the start of Joe Biden’s four-day swing in the state, he got a leg up there. “Joe Biden’s character, record, and commitment to rebuilding the backbone of the country…

Finkenauer’s Backing Lends Critical Iowa Support To Biden

Report: Ethanol Industry Faces Huge Losses Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

April 20, 2020

The ethanol industry is facing a multi-billion-dollar loss due to the coronavirus pandemic according to a new report from Iowa State University. Professors with the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development estimate the outbreak of COVID-19 will lead to more than $2.5 billion in overall annual damage to the ethanol industry and a $347 million…

Report: Ethanol Industry Faces Huge Losses Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

Most AFSCME-Covered Bargaining Units Vote To Re-Certify

October 30, 2019

Fifty-two units covered by AFSCME and 96 percent of the Iowa public employee associations voted to retain union representation during a two-week re-certification election this week. Polls closed Tuesday on the re-certification elections that are now required by Iowa law. “We are pleased to see that 52 AFSCME-covered bargaining units won their re-certification votes. In…

Most AFSCME-Covered Bargaining Units Vote To Re-Certify

Persistence Pays Off: A Historic Night In Iowa On Racial Justice

June 11, 2020

“Aye.” “Aye.” “Aye.” The votes in favor came raining down from the Iowa House Judiciary Committee during the roll call for HF 2647, the criminal justice reform bill that sailed through the Capitol tonight in unprecedented fashion. Not even an hour before, just before 5:00 p.m., the text of the new bill was released, the…

Persistence Pays Off: A Historic Night In Iowa On Racial Justice

June 11, 2020

“Aye.” “Aye.” “Aye.” The votes in favor came raining down from the Iowa House Judiciary Committee during the roll call for HF 2647, the criminal justice reform bill that sailed through the Capitol tonight in unprecedented fashion. Not even an hour before, just before 5:00 p.m., the text of the new bill was released, the…

I Read Joni Ernst’s Book So You Don’t Have To

June 10, 2020

One of the benefits of writing a memoir, particularly for a politician, is the ability to tell your own story and influence voters’ perception of you. In “Daughter of the Heartland: My Ode to the Country That Raised Me,” Joni Ernst says her debut book “is much more” than material for her 2020 reelection campaign. Beyond…

I Read Joni Ernst’s Book So You Don’t Have To

June 10, 2020

One of the benefits of writing a memoir, particularly for a politician, is the ability to tell your own story and influence voters’ perception of you. In “Daughter of the Heartland: My Ode to the Country That Raised Me,” Joni Ernst says her debut book “is much more” than material for her 2020 reelection campaign. Beyond…

Firefighters Draw On Caucus Experience To Boost Biden

November 6, 2019

Harold Schaitberger is the international president of a 320,000-person union and leads the ninth-largest federal union PAC in the United States, but he has one thing on his mind come caucus night: where to put the Joe Biden posters so voters can easily see them as they walk in. An old caucus pro himself, Schaitberger…

Firefighters Draw On Caucus Experience To Boost Biden

Union Workers Not Forgotten In 2020 Candidates’ Climate Plans

September 5, 2019

Union workers haven’t been forgotten when it comes to 2020 Presidential candidates’ plans to combat climate change. Good-paying union jobs were included in many of the Democrats’ proposals and discussions during last night’s marathon CNN forums. Elizabeth Warren said one of the reasons she likes the Green New Deal so much is because it not…

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