Teamsters Move To Unseat Iowa Blue Collar State Workers Union
The Teamsters filed petitions with the PER Board to represent about 6,500 blue collar state employees now under AFSCME. If 30 percent sign, an election would decide whether AFSCME is decertified and the Teamsters become the bargaining agent. Supporters cite better organization and wage gains. AFSCME counters warn of delayed negotiations and emphasize unity.
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Teamsters
State Employees’ Union
Des Moines
Teamsters Union
Doug Hart
The
State Public Employment Relations
PER
American Federation of State
Afscme
Iowa
Hart
Dick Walters
Afscme International
Clarinda
Walters
Tom Kramer
Kramer
Linn County budget hearings tighten spending amid reviews
In the first three days of budget hearings 14 operating budgets were shown with increases under 20 percent over 1979 80. Supervisors praised department efforts to cut costs while preparing the 1981 82 operating budget base on last year’s actuals.
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Linn
Board of Supervisors
Jean Oxley
Afscme
Joe Rinas
Health Department
Keith Erickson
Cancer education expands into neighborhoods and agency cooperation
Linn County American Cancer Society moves to extend education beyond employee groups into home and neighborhood programs. Since Sept 1 more than 3,000 people have been reached, with plans to present at community centers and housing complexes and to cooperate with the Public Health Nursing Association and other health agencies.
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Linn County Unit
American Cancer Society
Elizabeth Bump
Bump
Public Health Nursing Association
John Platt
Jack Toussaint
David Rossate
Minor Barnes
Library bond petitions due Monday vote on downtown facility
Hundreds of petitions circulated by volunteers for a new Cedar Rapids downtown library. Betsy Kutter of the League of Women Voters will receive petitions at 2432 Grande Ave SE. A city wide door to door drive occurred December 1 2 and 3. petitions go to the Cedar Rapids Public Library board meeting Monday at 3 p.m.
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Betsy Kutter
Grande Ave
Kutter
League of Women Voters
Frank Nye
Citizens For the Library
Cedar Rapids Public Library Board of Trustees
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