1 CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL NEWS IOWA October 2012 office before the polls close on election day, surrender your voted absentee ballot at the polls and vote regular ballot, or Vote Now! vote a provisional ballot at the polls if you cannot surrender your absentee ballot. Voting Early is easy and The deadline for Some counties offer saves time and money. requesting absentee ballots is satellite voting prior to election Absentee ballots are to be 5 pm on the Friday prior to the day at various locations, and made available 40 days prior election, which is November you will need to check with your to the established election day 2nd. county auditor for the times and which falls this year on Returning an absentee ballot locations of these polling sites. September 27th. If you have can be mail, but it has to be Voting early takes you requested an absentee ballot postmarked the Monday prior off most phone call lists, saves and have not received it yet to the election and received the campaigns time and money, you can track your request on no later than noon on the can be done at your kitchen line by going to your county Monday following the election. table at your leisure. And better auditor’s web page and look Voted absentee ballots yet, you don't have to worry for “Track Your Absentee cannot be delivered to the about the weather, long lines, Ballot,” or just give them a call. polling place. If you have not or even leaving the house. Also, if you lose, returned your absentee ballot It’s never been easier to vote damage, or make a mistake on on election day you can your ballot, you need to early, so why not make this the deliver your voted absentee year to start! contact your county auditor. ballot to your county auditor's 1 2 Lee County Labor Council —Keokuk Council News By President Buddy Howard 48G. (And one hell of a picket- The Lee County Labor er.) Council is set for a busy month I thank Tracy Leone for after a successful Labor Day making the drive from the where everyone was wined, Quad Cities and Janet Fife dined and entertained. Lee County Next UP LaFrenz (Lee County Board of We congratulate USW Supervisors) for helping us to The delegates at the 3311, UFCW 617 and GMP have a great labor walk Sep- Lee County Labor Council B9 on finishing 1st, 2nd and tember 19th. We had some approved to give the Lee 3rd for best Union floats and great discussions with union County Next Up Program $500 UFCW 617 for best over-all families and leafleted the in start up funding. float in the Labor Day Parade. Roquette plant at shift change. Drake Custer will or- The Labor Council at its Drake Custer V.P. of ganize this with Rob Kale, regular meeting recognized a BCTGM 48G and 48G member UFCW President. resolution drawn up by Jerry Jeff Mann came to our meeting Kearns honoring John "Jack" to discuss starting a Lee Coun- The Lee County Next Carl Long who passed away ty chapter of the Next Up Pro- Up will also be organizing a August 31st. Jack was a long gram. They asked the council debate watch party on October time activist in the labor move- to sponsor them and asked for 16. ment and served Local 444 $500 seed money to help with Rubber Workers (now USW their first events. The Labor A “Bained” 444) as President, Vice Presi- Council enthusiastically dent, and Secretary Treasurer. approved ,as we are always Employee This led to a discussion excited to see young workers to form a memorial committee getting involved in the labor speaks out to establish a memorial at the movement. Keokuk Labor Temple. The Next Up's first event is Randy Johnson, an Amped committee will meet at 5pm Saturday October 13th at the employee that was impacted before our next regular Labor Labor Hall. (See flyer) And by Mitt Romney’s Bain Capi- Council Meeting which is 6pm please join them to help it be a tol, came to Fort Madison to October 4th. (We have success. talk about how Romney and changed the time of our month- The Labor Council col- company hurt workers and ly meeting from 7pm to 6pm.) lected $85 in donations and the business. Jack Long was the fa- Keokuk Fraternal Council and To read more about this vis- ther of Larry Long who is also Lee County Labor Council add- it, click here to read the arti- active in the labor movement ed $100, each sending a total cle in The Hawkeye. and is a member of BCTGM Continued on next page 2 3 Lee County Labor Council—Keokuk—continued of $285 to our brothers and Tracy Leone 563 324-9414 or endorse Matt Pflug for Lee sisters unjustly locked out by Buddy Howard at 319 524- County board of supervisors. Crystal Sugar. 3011 for details. Congratulations Matt. Tuesday October 16th Jerry Kearns an- We congratulate GMP the Lee County Labor Council nouced the annual Eppers/ Local 9B on their new three will host a viewing of the Presi- O'Malley banquet will be held year contract at Griffen Wheel. dential Debate at the Labor September 29th,7pm at Mey- And good luck to UFCW Hall, with dinner being provid- ers Courtyard in Keokuk. 617 and CWA 7101 on their ed by the Keokuk Fraternal Retiring Senator Gene Fraise upcoming contract negotia- Council. Please join us. will be in attendance along tions. (see flyer). with Represenative Kearns Another Labor Walk for and U.S. Representative our endorsed candidates has Dave Loebsack. been planned for Saturday The Labor Council October 20th, 11am to 3pm at voted to accept the WIN com- the Keokuk Labor Temple. Call mittee's reccomendation and The Lee County Labor Council would like to invite you to a viewing of the Presidential Town Hall Debate. Tuesday, October 16th, Break Room Lounge at the Labor Temple, 301 Blondeau , Keokuk Doors open at 7 PM, Dinner will be provided by the Lee County Fraternal Council Join us and become informed before you VOTE! 3 4 South Central IFL— Des Moines Christie Vilsack hangs out with a couple of Letter Carriers at the Harkin Steak Fry. Jim Beach (Center), Iowa State President of the Na- tional Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) , and Mark Fallis., State Legislative Liaison (NALC). This walk will be to doors still to be knocked, and if Door Knocking a union households. you are interested in Usually people walk in major deal at volunteering a couple of hours, pairs. If you have someone SCIFL contact Cooper at your would like to walk with, South Central Iowa 515-265-1862 bring them along. Federation President, Mark Volunteers do not have Cooper has put a lot of miles NALC and APWU to be Postal workers. Anyone on his motorcycle these past wanting to help get union and couple of weeks—door to do door postal friendly candidates elected can volunteer to work knocking in communities knocking together anything, by calling Mark outside of Des Moines. Fallis at 515-262-9571. Cooper said, “I’m doing Letter Carriers Branch 352 and Des Moines APWU the best I can, but I can’t do it Local 44 are planning to do a all by myself,”. He has asked door knocking effort together for volunteers, and he said that on Sunday October 7. he does get a few, but not enough. They plan to start around 1 pm There are thousands of and walk for a couple of hours. 4 5 North Iowa Nine—Mason City Vilsack meets with locked out workers in Mason City On September 25th, union mem- bers from the North Iowa Nine Labor Council met with Christie Vilsack. They discussed the ongoing lockout of Crystal Sugar workers, the need to invest in infrastructure and roads, and oth- er initiatives that would create jobs for Iowans. Photo by Charlie Wishman 5 6 Dubuque Sheehy Dr., Dubuque. Call 563 United Labor -583-6880 for the office. Night Out. The Dubuque Fighting Saints will be taking on the Lin- coln Stars Saturday, November 24 at 7 pm—and not just to play hockey. Tickets are $11 each which includes tickets to the game and entry in a prize drawing. To order your tickets, stop down at your local Union Office. A portion of each ticket Labor Walks sold will go to benefit Toys for Needy Children, which is all “give us two hours” part of the Dubuque Fed “United Labor Night Out” Every Saturday till election The Hockey game will be played at Mystique Commu- Meet at 10 am at Labor Temple nity Ice Center, 1800 Admiral 1610 Garfield, Dubuque October 18: Endorsed Candidate Meet and Greet, UAW hall 5 PM 6 7 Hawkeye Labor Council—Cedar Rapids Iowa City Federation—Iowa City Eastern Iowa rights workshops (including Union rights under NLRA), housing Workers Center and immigration. Members in Project Next month, Interfaith Worker Justice is hosting an Cedar Rapids The Eastern Iowa Work- organizational training on ers Center Project is moving Workers Center. This training area give back along rapidly and successfully. will take place in Chicago. We quietly This past Sunday we would like to send several immigrant leaders and future were honored to host Kim The Cedar Rapids Ga- organizers of the Workers Bobo, National Director of In- zette recently wrote an arti- Center to this important train- terfaith Worker Justice, who cle about the Hawkeye Labor ing.
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