Senate bill would hurt Iowa’s public sector unions and schools. Senate File 2374, which the Iowa Senate Workforce Committee approved along party lines last week, would cripple public sector unions while once again attacking public schools. Iowa’s Republican trifecta gutted the 40-year-old public sector collective bargaining law in 2017. The changes tilted the bargaining table so much toward … Read more
Go to: https://iowacan.org/ for more information During his State of the Union speech, President Biden promised to improve the quality of long-term care in nursing homes with new federal minimum staffing requirements, increased oversight and enforcement, and expanded workforce initiatives to recruit and retain staff. Unbelievably, there currently is no standard so nursing home operators … Read more
Paid Leave for All Iowans are facing impossible choices, forcing us to choose between job and family. If COVID-19 has taught us anything it’s that paid leave goes beyond helping families and saving lives. It bolsters the economy by helping employers retain their workers and stay afloat while doing so. It has shown us that … Read more
How Pharma Insiders Are Using News of Government Awards & Trial Results to Boost Their Stock Prices Without a Vaccine. The federal government is investing billions of dollars in the development of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, with little assurance that these medicines will be affordable or available to the millions of people who need … Read more
Elected Officials Need to Listen to Iowans Tune in HERE Des Moines, Iowa — This evening, with more than 700 Iowans lost to coronavirus and close to 30,000 Iowans having tested positive for the virus, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) will be joined by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) for a self-congratulatory tele-town … Read more
Senator Ernst: Tell the President to honor the men and women who are helping all Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic Cancel the June 24th “hard stop” of deployments (see the full statement below) Here’s the statement: As Americans pause to remember our … Read more
You can listen to a recording of the call here SENATOR TOM HARKIN AND IOWA LOWER DRUG PRICES DEMAND NO PANDEMIC PROFITEERING FROM DRUG CORPORATIONS Leaders Urge Congress To Take Action In Next Relief Bill To Ensure Drug Companies Can’t Exploit This Crisis Senator Tom Harkin joined Lower Drug Prices Now, local groups and Iowans … Read more
Stay up to date by following our Facebook Page: Iowa Lower Drug Prices Now Congress needs to take immediate action to ensure the pharaceutical corporations charged with developing treatments for coronavirus won’t be able to price gouge patients for life-saving medicines. Coronavirus treatments and vaccines being developed using taxpayer dollars MUST be provided at no cost … Read more
Listen to the full recording of the conversation here Tax March Iowa Holds Conversation with Representative Cindy Axne, Small Business Owners/Farmers IOWA — Today, Tax March Iowa hosted a press call with Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) and various small business owners and family farmers in Iowa who are struggling to keep their businesses and families afloat … Read more
These are trying times for many of us. We get confusing messages, many of us are isolated in our homes, unable to be with our family and friends. It’s not easy to get the things we need and, even if we could, we’re not sure we should go out. It can all be frightening. So, … Read more