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Interview With Peter Fisher about Inflation

IFL Secretary/Treasurer Pete Hird interviews Peter Fisher about the impact inflation has on workers

Inflation: Interview with Peter Fisher

IFL Secretary/Treasurer Pete Hird interviews Peter Fisher about Inflation

The Importance of Labor Day

Interview with Professor Peter Rachleff, Co-Director East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul MN. and John McKerley, manager of Iowa Labor History Oral Project. Discussion about the importance of Labor Day especially since most parades and events have been cancelled.  August 2020 

An Iowa AFL-CIO Series - Part Seven: The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis

Part Seven: Ako-Abdul Samed, Iowa State Representative; Paul Iversen, U of I Labor Center and Al Womble. Host: Charlie Wishman and Peter Hird.

n Iowa AFL-CIO Series - Part Six: The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis

Guests: Dan Gosa, Insulators 81 and Rick Moyle, HALC. Hosts Charlie Wishman and Pete Hird.

An Iowa AFL-CIO Series - Part Five: The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis

Part Five of the IFL Series: Guests are Mike Beranek of ISEA; Kim Karol of IPWU; Tom Hockensmith Polk County Supervisor; Bob Waters of UFCW and Danny Homan of AFSCME Council 61.

Part four in an Iowa AFL-CIO Series: The Role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis

Part four of the IFL series: Guests are Ben Shields, IATSE; Michael Walker BLET and Scott Punteney, WILF.

An Iowa AFL-CIO Series - Part Three: The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis

Part Three of the IFL series: Guest are Guillermo Morales of the University of Iowa Labor Center; Mary Jane Cobb and Mike Beranek of ISEA; Doug Neys IAFF and Steve Vonk, USW.

An Iowa AFL-CIO Series - Part Two: The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis

In this edition, we will be joined by Paul Iversen, U of I Labor Center, Danny Homan, AFSCME Council 61,Brad Greve  USW Local 105, Jeff Shudak UA 16, and Pat Wells IBEW 347 to hear how they've dealt with different challenges they have faced. Each week, you'll hear from different labor voices navigating this new labor landscape. May 21, 2020

An Iowa AFL-CIO Series - Part One: The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis

The first in many to come, this starts the Iowa AFL-CIO Series of "The role of Unions in the COVID-19 Crisis". This weeks guests are Jen Sheerer, University of Iowa Labor Center; Mike Bates, APWU, Jesse Case Teamsters and Kelly Herrison, UAW.