Iowa lawmakers push to blunt public unions despite protests
James Q. Lynch reports from Des Moines that a Branstad backed plan to limit collective bargaining faces opposition from public workers who warn it would strip rights earned over more than four decades. Former adviser Jodie Butler urged senators to oppose Senate File 213, warning it would undo Branstad education policies and harm K 12 LABOR.
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UI Health Care workers ratify regents contract
Service Employees International Union Local 199 representing about 3,500 University of Iowa Health Care employees voted 97 percent to ratify the 2017 19 contract offer from the state Board of Regents. The vote came a day after lawmakers proposed changes to Iowa’s collective bargaining law.
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Iowa House bill would pre empt local wage and civil rights rules
Business groups and retailers support a Iowa House proposal to prevent cities and counties from exceeding state minimum wage and civil rights standards, while critics call it an overreach that harms local control. The bill targets wage rates beyond 7.25 dollars and bans local rules on employment, marketing, or civil rights ordinances.
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Gorsuch decries Trump attacks on judiciary
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch denounced President Trump s comments on federal judges calling them disheartening and demoralizing to independent courts. Senator Blumenthal confirmed Gorsuch spoke privately, amid Trump asserting a federal appeals court acted disgracefully over his immigration policy and criticizing judges as politically motivated.
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