DES MOINES, IOWA (February 23, 2024) — On Monday, February 26, 3:15PM, in the Iowa State Capitol Rotunda, union members from across the state of Iowa will join to rally for real solutions for what workers need. Private sector, building trades, public sector, manufacturing workers, and more will spell out how this legislature and governor’s priorities need to change; and how labor has a better vision of the future for Iowans.
Raising wages, restoring and expanding collective bargaining, overturning the so-called "right to work" law, and fixing and improving our broken worker's compensation system in Iowa, are just a few of the policies that will help Iowa's workers get back on their feet.
Among the attendees will be Susan McFarlane, wife of Correctional Officer Robert McFarlane, whose life was lost on the job when murdered by an inmate; Tim Linn, President, United SteelWorkers 310 President; Michael Sadler II, President, Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Building Trades Council; and Jennifer Pellant, President, Western Iowa Labor Federation.
