CWA STRONG Update: Iowa Public Workers Fight Back

CWA public worker members in Iowa are taking on the Republican-controlled governor and state legislature that have been working overtime to strip public workers of their right to negotiate fair contracts.
 
This onerous state law took effect in February. One section requires that workers "recertify" that they want union representation prior to every contract negotiation. Units that aren't "recertified" are disbanded for at least two years.  
 
In the latest round of votes, members of CWA Locals 7103 and 7173 at units in Calhoun County, Central Rivers, and Council Bluffs voted nearly unanimously for continued CWA representation. In one unit, the vote was 264 yes and 1 no; the other vote was 69 yes, 0 no.
 
Among all public workers, some 88% of bargaining unit members voted in the most recent recertification votes, with overwhelming support for continued union representation.
 
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CWA Local 7103 President Corey David credited the CWA STRONG program with getting members mobilized and determined to fight back.