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EC-2 We s=
upport measures to stop the increases in the national debt while at the sam=
e time protecting social programs including Social Security.
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EC-3 We s=
upport the completion Highway #30 as a four lane divided highway from DeWit=
t to Ames and recommend=
by-passing small towns.
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EC-4 We o=
ppose giving economic development assistance to any company that does not p=
ay at least a living wage and offer affordable health insurance to its empl=
oyees and their dependents.
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EC-5 We support an end to subsidie=
s,
including TIF’s, for large businesses and we support an aggressive ef=
fort
to encourage the development of local small businesses.
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EC-6 We s=
upport legislation that bars health insurance companies from using personal=
credit information to determine the cost of health insurance premiums.
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EC-7 We s=
upport the manufacture of U.S. military supplies in the United States and the placeme=
nt of a significant workload for the Lightweight 155 MM Howitzer at the Roc=
k Island Arsenal.
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EC-8 We s=
upport federal funding for defense readiness for Iowa and the United States. (18)
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EC-9 We s=
upport laws to prohibit predatory lending practices. <=
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EC-10 We oppose the pr=
ivatization of public services.
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EC-11 We support nonpr=
ofit, cooperative credit unions as an essential alternative in the financia=
l services industry and oppose any efforts to increase their taxes.
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EC-12 We
support increased state funding for tourism advertising, and the building of
hiking and bicycling trails.
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EC-13 We call for stat=
e and federal legislation to support high speed transportation systems incl=
uding modernization of the Amtrak system.
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EC-14 We support state=
legislation to fully find IPERS to maintain long-term financial health of =
the program and we oppose weakening of Chapter 20 of the IPERS Act.
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EC-15 We support an increase in the state and f=
ederal
minimum wage to at lease $8.50 per hour and that it be indexed to inflation
thereafter.
EC-16
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nbsp; We
support full funding each year of the National Pension Insurance Fund, that
pensions become portable; protection of workers pension funds, and that tho=
se
funds (including Social Security) be kept separate from other funds such as
401k’s are promptly credited to accounts
EC-17
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nbsp; Businesses
should maintain the social contract with their employees including living
wages, reasonable benefits and pensions and safe working conditions
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EC-18 We support incre=
ased funding for federal and state worker retraining Programs.
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EC-19 We support the u=
se of Project Labor Agreements, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Employees Free Cho=
ice Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
EC-20 We support emplo=
yees' right to choice of medical care provider and treatment for occupation=
al illness or injury.
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EC-21 We call on the S=
tate of Iowa to honor it=
s commitments when involved in binding arbitration.
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EC-22 We support repea=
l of Iowa's right to =
work law and allow employers and unions to bargain freely over union securi=
ty clauses.
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EC-23 We call for legi=
slation that limits mandatory overtime for health care workers. =
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EC-24 We support compr=
ehensive OSHA and MESA standards and=
objectives resulting in greater employee safety on the job, the hiring of =
additional OSHA inspectors, and improved workplace ergonomic motion require=
ments that reduce repetitive motion injuries.
EC-25=
We
support change in the following (article) shall be added to the (State Busi=
ness
Corporation Act). Section 1. Duty of Safeguard the Public Inter=
est.
It shall be the responsibility of the directors to manage the corporation i=
n a
manner that does not cause damage to the environment, violate human rights,
adversely affect the public health or safety, damage the welfare of the
communities in which the corporation operates, or violate the dignity of the
corporation’s employees.