Danny Homan - President of AFSCME Council 61 Welcomes You

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LATEST AFSCME IOWA UPDATES Links and other Information
►1st District Congressman Bruce Braley Healthcare Town Hall Meetings

Congressman Bruce Braley of Iowa's 1st District will be hearing from Iowans on the timely and important issue of health care reform in a series of meetings in July.  With congressional action now heating up along with the Iowa summer, there is no better time to get involved. 

Please take a moment to go to http://www.afscme.org/healthcare.cfm and find out more about health care reform and what AFSCME believes needs to be done.

July 6, 2009
Jansen Music Hall, Clarke College 
1550 Clarke Drive
Dubuque, IA 52001
10:00-11:30 AM

July 6, 2009
Oelwein Middle School
300 12th Ave. Southeast
Oelwein, IA 50662
2:00-3:00 PM

July 7, 2009
Adler Health Education Center
Genesis Hospital East Campus
1227 East Rusholme Street
Davenport, IA 52803
9:30-11:00 AM

July 19, 2009
Barrett Forum, Allen College
1990 Health Street
Waterloo, IA 50703
3:00-4:30 PM

Or, if you cannot make it in person to any of these, make yourself heard by joining in for a phone conference meeting on July 20 from 7:00-8:00 PM.

To RSVP to one of the following town halls, please visit http://www.braley.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=424&Itemid=46

►AFSCME Council 61 2009 16th Biennial Convention

The Sixteenth Biennial Convention of AFSCME Iowa Council 61 will convene at the Airport Holiday Inn at 6111 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, Iowa on Friday July 10-12, 2009 All local's are encouraged to send members to this important Council 61 Convention.

Watching Your Back Since 1977

►Legislators Agree It's Time For Fair Share

AFSCME Iowa Council 61 hosts Muscatine Legislative Forum with Senator Tom Courtney and Representative Nathan Reichert in attendance. Both legislators agreed that it's time for Fair Share legislation in Iowa. To read the rest of the article click here.

►AFSCME Council 61 Leadership Academy Training

AFSCME Council 61 members from all over the state attended the AFSCME Leadership Academy in Omaha, NE. If your local executive board has not signed up to attend one of these great events its not too late call the AFSCME Council 61 office today for more information.

►Submit Your Ideas for Cost-Savings in Iowa State Government
Now is the time for all of us to step up with our ideas on cost-saving measures for the State of Iowa. Governor Culver has directed his staff to work with AFSCME and will listen to our ideas. Every idea that saves money will help us save jobs and preserve quality public services.

                  Submit Your Idea

►AFSCME Members Deployed With Iowa National Guard to serve in Iraq



AFSCME members (left to right) Justin Spring, Darrin Rooker, and Jeff Poore were deployed to Iraq as part of their Guard unit.


Photo and Story credit:
John Good, President of
AFSCME Local 525

At the end of October, the members of Clarinda Correctional Facility Local 525 said goodbye to three staff being deployed to Iraq as part of the Iowa National Guard's 1168th transportation company. Correctional Officers Darrin Rooker, Jeff Poore and Justin Spring are members of this company. Several staff attended a send off in Audubon, Iowa.

The 1168th transportation company has been mobilized for a second deployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom and is receiving additional training at Ft. Bliss, Texas before departing for the Iraq Theater of Operations.

Darrin, Jeff and Justin – stay safe.

Local 525 is collecting items to send over to Darrin, Jeff and Justin in January as part of a care package.

Members wishing to donate items should bring their items to the AFSCME Iowa Council 61 office in Des Moines or contact John Good at Local 525.
 
Contact info:
John Good, President, Local 525,   604 Illinois Ave, Essex, Iowa
Tel: 712-542-7336            
Mail: PO Box 73, Essex, IA 51638                
Email: John Good

LABOR RELATED LINKS:

►Iowa AFL-CIO
►AFSCME International
►Buy Union
►University of Iowa Labor Center

 
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