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    News Article ● Strike

    Grocery Store Workers To Decide Whether To Go On Strike After Labor Contract Expires

    March 9, 2022 // “It’s unfortunate that substantial progress toward reaching an agreement was not made during our 12 total days of bargaining with the union,” Robert Branton, vice president of operations at Ralphs, said in a statement. “While the company made several wage proposals, the union continues to propose very costly items which impacts our ability to meet customer needs and remain competitive.”

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    News Article ● Labor Unionization

    Iowa ordered to pay $2 million to union for uncollected union dues, unpaid overtime

    February 15, 2022 // The union voted to ratify the contract Feb. 14, 2017 — three days before Branstad signed the bill into law. In addition to banning the state from collecting dues for public sector unions, the law also took away unions' rights to bargain over many conditions of employment other than base wages.

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