What We’re Doing In Iowa Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply October 11, 2021 Blog National Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Paula Martinez Throughout National Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling labor leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to our movement. Today's profile features Paula Martinez. August 25, 2021 Speech Shuler: Iowa Labor Inspires the Nation AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler delivered the following remarks at the Iowa AFL-CIO Convention. May 20, 2021 Blog Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Women of Steel Raise Funds and Awareness for Victims of Domestic Violence Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. September 28, 2017 Blog Iowa Teachers Overwhelmingly Reject Attack on Working People In February, Gov. Terry Branstad (R) signed into law a bill that was a direct attack on the rights of working people. In the first major test of the new law, Iowa's teachers and faculty rejected the attacks and recertified 13 bargaining units overwhelmingly yesterday. October 28, 2016 Blog Working People in Unions Condemn Harassment and Hate Crimes Against Black Hawk County, Iowa, Supervisor Candidate Chris Schwartz This is Trump-style politics at its worst. Chris Schwartz, an openly gay man, our union brother (American Federation of Musicians Local 137) and Pride At Work member, is running for... August 6, 2015 Speech Trumka to Iowa AFL-CIO Delegates: "America needs your activism." AFL-CIO President RIchard Trumka delivers the keynote speech at the Iowa Federation of Labor Convention.