2018 IA Governor's race: on Jobs
Fred Hubbell:
Believes in unions and equitable collective bargaining
Expanded collective bargaining is not only the right thing to do, it's personal to Fred. He is a former labor union member. When Fred later became a business leader, he regularly worked with unions to encourage their
representation in the workforce and ensure fairness at each and every level. The dismantling of workers' rights in Iowa is politically motivated and wrong. Every Iowan deserves safe working conditions and to be paid fairly for their work.
Source: 2018 Iowa Gubernatorial campaign website, FredHubbell.com
Jun 26, 2018
Jake Porter:
Oppose affirmative action
Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Legally require hiring more women/minorities"?
A: Strongly oppose. The state should protect people from discrimination in government employment and contracts.ÿ It should never favor one group over the others or make gender or race a condition of employment.
Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Iowa Governor candidate
May 18, 2018
Marco Battaglia:
Oppose affirmative action
Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Legally require hiring more women/minorities"?
A: People who are best suited for a job should be chosen to matter who they are as an individual. Companies with diverse workforces succeed. The incentive is there.
Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Iowa Governor candidate
May 13, 2018
Cathy Glasson:
High priority to making union access available to all
I'm running for Governor to make it easier for all Iowans to join a union or employee association no matter where they work. That's the best way to raise wages, improve our working conditions and fix the rigged economy in our state.
And workers have told us they want it at their job. Republican politicians are afraid of more union members in Iowa. They don't want to lose their power or have to answer to regular Iowans. They're not willing to fix the economy they rigged.
Source: 2018 Iowa gubernatorial candidate website CathyGlasson.com
May 2, 2018
Cathy Glasson:
Fight to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour
No Iowan who works full-time should live in poverty. But they can't survive on a minimum wage of $7.25 that hasn't budged since 2008. I'll push for a law to raise Iowa's minimum wage to $15 an hour. The increase will kick in over 3 years and continue
to rise with inflation after that. Studies show that minimum wage workers who get a raise turn around and spend that money where they live. This boosts profits of local businesses and increases sales tax revenues for state and local governments.
Source: 2018 Iowa gubernatorial candidate website CathyGlasson.com
May 2, 2018
Nate Boulton:
$15 minimum wage indexed to inflation
Nate would fight for a minimum wage of $15 an hour, indexed to inflation, to keep up with our growing economy. Rather than lagging behind five of our six neighboring states,
Iowa must become a leader on developing a stronger workforce and creating a livable wage. Nate wants a $15 minimum wage by 2024 and an immediate increase to $10.75 by 2019.
Source: 2018 Iowa gubernatorial campaign website BoultonForIowa.com
Jul 17, 2017
Andy McGuire:
Dedicate resources to apprenticeships & job training
I'll work to make it easier for our community colleges to collaborate with their local business community and chambers of commerce to better align the supply of new workers with the needs of local available positions.
And I'll support the creation of new entrepreneurship programs within our community colleges that work with people who want to start a small business but need help getting it off the ground.
Source: 2018 Iowa governor campaign website McGuireForGovernor.com
Jul 2, 2016
Andy McGuire:
Raise the minimum wage to $15/hr
Republicans froze the minimum wage at $7.25/hour. In the process, they made Iowa the 3rd-lowest in the nation for minimum wage rates. This regressive policy hurts hardworking Iowans and forces many to work two or three jobs just to make ends meet. At a
time when corporate executives are making record profits, there should be no issue raising the minimum wage statewide.I support raising the minimum wage to $15.00/ hour across Iowa. And as counties vote for higher minimums those should stand as well.
Source: 2018 Iowa governor campaign website McGuireForGovernor.com
Jul 2, 2016
Andy McGuire:
Restoring collective bargaining for Iowa workers
Iowa workers saw an attack from Gov. Reynolds and Republicans in the legislature on their right to collectively bargain for better wages and benefits. No longer are our workers allowed to bargain over issues such as healthcare--something that
I think is a vital benefit our workers depend on. Their legislation is nothing more than another handout to corporations while hardworking Iowans are forced to suffer. I will immediately restore collective bargaining rights for all Iowans.
Source: 2018 Iowa governor campaign website McGuireForGovernor.com
Jul 2, 2016
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