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Here they go again…
Iowa Democrats, led by Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, are once again attacking Iowa’s labor laws.
Earlier this year, a bill passed the Legislature that re-wrote Iowa’s bipartisan labor laws. HF2645 would have taken power away from Iowa workers and parents and given it to unelected bureaucrats in Des Moines. Thankfully, Governor Culver listened to the uproar from Iowa citizens and vetoed this bad legislation. By speaking up, all Iowans won.
Unfortunately, Legislative Democrats still are not listening to you, the taxpayer. Instead, it appears they are listening to big labor. As leader of the Iowa Senate, Mike Gronstal thinks it’s likely that there will be another effort to revise the state’s labor laws this session. And this time it may be more than collective bargaining. There could be a proposal to require non-union members to pay for service they receive from unions, effectively ending Iowa as a Right to Work state.
Click here to read the full story.
All Iowans came together and defeated this bad legislation before, but they are back for more.
Don’t let people like Mike Gronstal attack Iowa’s labor laws and ignore your voice.
News/Blog Roll
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NEW!! Television ad for "Train to Nowhere"
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Posted
10/30/2008
by
David Kochel
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Iowa Progess Project launches “Alaska” TV which highlights the pressing need for transparency in government.
Click below to watch video.
Among the other things passed by the legislature this past session were $80,000 to repair an antique organ, $100,000 to build a community center in Des Moines, $100,000 to build a community center in Des Moines, $50,000 to market a free shuttle service for state employees in Des Moines, and $50,000 to market a free shuttle service for state employees.
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The FY 2009 budget passed by the legislature spends $194.48
taxpayer dollars per second!
*Based on final action FY 2009 as passed out of the legislature on 4.29.08. Learn More
Pork Facts: Wasteful government spending passed by the Iowa Legislature during the 2007-2008 session.
- $300,000 for construction of a train depot and platform in Dubuque. Unfortunately, there is no Amtrak service to Dubuque.
- $80,000 to repair an antique organ in Clermont
- $100,000 to build a community center in Des Moines, House Majority Leader McCarthy's district
- $750,000 line-item to help finance Principal River walk in Des Moines.
- $50,000 to market a free shuttle service for state employees
- $131 Million on sub-prime bonding plan for a new prison in Ft. Madison
- $120,000 in state funding for decorative planters in the city of Des Moines.
- $6.3 million to refurbish and redecorate offices within the state capitol building
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