Protect Collective Bargaining in Iowa
Governor Branstad, Iowa Senate Leadership, Iowa House Leadership, and the Board of Regents:
Update: The bill to gut collective bargaining rights was introduced into the Iowa legislature on February 7. Sign and share widely.
As residents of Iowa, we strongly oppose any changes to Iowa Code Chapter 20, the statute governing collective bargaining for public employees in Iowa, including public university faculty. Changing the collective bargaining statute would have a far-reaching impact, as it governs how the rights, wages, and conditions of 180,000 public employees in Iowa are decided. Collective bargaining protects workers and builds a stronger Iowa.
Support Iowa's future by protecting collective bargaining. Sign on to the letter to Iowa's elected officials and the Iowa Board of Regents.
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Governor Branstad, Iowa Senate Leadership, Iowa House Leadership, and the Board of Regents:
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As residents of Iowa, we strongly oppose any changes to Iowa Code Chapter 20, the statute governing collective bargaining for public employees in Iowa, including public university faculty. Changing the collective bargaining statute would have a far-reaching impact, as it governs how the rights, wages, and conditions of 180,000 public employees in Iowa are decided.
As educators, faculty members, and concerned citizens our focus is higher education. The benefits of Code Chapter 20 are significant for faculty and students in the public university system in Iowa. At the University of Northern Iowa, it is the foundation of faculty’s cooperative relationship with the administration: it is codified in numerous policies and procedures that ensure efficient administration of resources and further our mission of educating Iowa’s students. Together we have created a new student assessment instrument, studied health care costs, resolved pay inequities, and resolved numerous conflicts collaboratively.
Collective bargaining allows administration and faculty to focus on student success. Any changes to Code Chapter 20 will jeopardize administration-faculty collaboration and waste taxpayer money by eliminating what is already working well.
Support Iowa's future by protecting collective bargaining.