Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL CIO

Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL CIO The Hawkeye Area Labor Council is a coalition of unions. It is the official organization of the nat

The Hawkeye Labor Council seeks to:
•Secure legislation which will protect and promote collective bargaining and all other rights of workers.
•Help workers and local unions to secure improved wages and working conditions.
•Encourage all unorganized workers to join unions.
•Promote the use of union-made goods and services.
•Conduct a sound and responsible public relations program.
•Encourage worker

s to register and vote in all elections.
•Unify and coordinate the efforts of AFL-CIO unions. A Powerful Voice in the Community
The Hawkeye labor Council is the voice of its membership at City Councils, Board of Supervisors and School Boards to ensure their actions benefit working families. We are concerned with issues that affect unions, especially the right to organize and bargain collectively. We address the day to day issues that concern workers, including fair taxes, Workers’ Compensation, health care, unemployment compensation, education, consumer protection, social welfare and the environment. A Powerful Force for Political Action
The Hawkeye Labor Council, AFL-CIO works to educate members politically, endorse candidates for local offices, and make recommendations for endorsement of state candidates. We also encourage workers to register, vote and exercise their full rights and responsibilities as citizens. We conduct a comprehensive program to register all AFL-CIO members in our jurisdiction; provide information on the issues and positions of the candidates; and encourage them to vote in all elections. Voting records compiled by the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and questionnaires on issues important to workers are used to make recommendation of endorsements for candidates. Delegates of affiliates throughout the state meet at biennial COPE Conventions, held in election years, to consider these endorsements. The resulting recommendations to support candidates who support labor issues are communicated to all of our membership.

09/05/2026
09/02/2026
Please stand with our sisters and brothers of UAW Local 1024 in Cedar Rapids.What is happening to these workers is appal...
09/01/2026

Please stand with our sisters and brothers of UAW Local 1024 in Cedar Rapids.

What is happening to these workers is appalling. Hiring permanent replacement workers should never be used as a tactic of retaliation against employees who are exercising their legal right to stand up for a fair contract.

These workers have given years of their time, skill, and dedication to this company. They deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, not threatened with permanent replacement for standing together.

Please show your support for UAW 1024.

LABOR DAY PICNIC IS NOT CANCELED!We do not know who started the rumor that the Annual Hawkeye Area Labor Council/Cedar R...
09/01/2026

LABOR DAY PICNIC IS NOT CANCELED!

We do not know who started the rumor that the Annual Hawkeye Area Labor Council/Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Labor Day Picnic has been canceled, but that is simply not true!

Labor Day will be celebrated at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, just like it is every year!

Monday, September 7, 2026
Hawkeye Downs – Cedar Rapids
11:00 AM–3:00 PM

Come out and celebrate Labor Day and working families with your union brothers and sisters!

We’ll see you at Hawkeye Downs!

In Solidarity,
Hawkeye Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO

08/27/2026

Stop by Local 125 tonight to hear Mark Breslin! Food and beverages will be available. Doors open at 5pm and his presentation starts at 630pm. See you there!

Join us in standing with the UAW 1024 members who are on strike at the Novolex/Evergreen plant in Cedar Rapids.Let’s sho...
08/26/2026

Join us in standing with the UAW 1024 members who are on strike at the Novolex/Evergreen plant in Cedar Rapids.

Let’s show up and show the company that these workers do not stand alone. When working people stand together, our solidarity is our strength.

An injury to one is an injury to all.

08/26/2026

School’s in. Target’s out.

This back-to-school season, America’s unions join AFT in asking families to shop locally instead of at Target, when possible—and put their dollars behind businesses that stand with our communities. https://www.shopsmart.aft.org/

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