This is an action alert for Monday, March 27. Please e-mail state senators to urge them to support Iowa workers by rejecting two bills Iowa Senate Republicans have placed on the daily debate calendar for today:
- House File 518 – the bill to gut workers compensation for injured and disabled workers.
- House File 295 – the bill to take away local minimum wages and reduce the minimum wage for tens of thousands of Iowa workers.
You can find their email addresses at www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find, or call the Iowa Senate switchboard at 515-281-3371 to leave messages for specific individual Senators.
On social media, urge Iowa’s state senators to #SaveIAWorkers and #RaiseTheWage.
Update on Rest of “Dirty Dozen”
- Prohibit Local “Pre-Qualification” for Bidding (SF438) – passed Iowa Senate, pending in Iowa House
- Circumvent “Buy American” on local road projects (HF203) – passed both Iowa House and Iowa Senate, now signed into law by Governor Branstad
- New Government Barriers to Voting (HF516) – passed Iowa House, amended by the Iowa Senate to shorten the window for absentee voting from 40 to 29 days, pending again in the Iowa House
- Make Planned Parenthood Ineligible for Medicaid Reimbursement (SF2) – passed Iowa Senate, still pending in Iowa House
- Create Religious Exemptions for Boarding School Regulations (SF443) – still pending in Iowa Senate
- Eliminate Permits to Acquire Firearms, Other Firearm Changes (HF517) – passed Iowa House, pending in Iowa Senate
- Unfunded Mandate on Local Officials to Enforce Immigration Laws (SF481) – still pending in Iowa Senate
- Dismantle Des Moines Water Works (HF484/SF456) – still pending in both Iowa House and Iowa Senate
- End Bottle and Can Deposit Law (HF575) – pending in Iowa House Ways & Means Committee
- Restrict Right to Bring Nuisance Lawsuit (SF447) – passed Iowa Senate and Iowa House, now pending consideration by Governor Branstad. Call his office at 515-281-5211 to urge him to veto it.