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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY BISIGNANO, PALMER, JUDGE, DEARDEN, SZYMONIAK, 1 3 FINK, DVORSKY, VILSACK, GIANNETTO, KIBBIE, GETTINGS, 1 4 CONNOLLY, FLYNN, HALVORSON, SORENSEN, NEUHAUSER, 1 5 FRAISE, HUSAK, HORN, BOSWELL, HANSEN, GRONSTAL, 1 6 PRIEBE, MURPHY, HAMMOND, and LUNDBY 1 7 (COMPANION TO HCR 6 BY FALLON) 1 8 A Concurrent Resolution urging support of the striking 1 9 workers at Bridgestone/Firestone in Des Moines 1 10 through legislation and other means. 1 11 WHEREAS, some 1,300 Iowa workers are engaging in 1 12 their legal right to strike over a contract dispute 1 13 with the owners of Bridgestone/Firestone; and 1 14 WHEREAS, these same 1,300 are now in jeopardy of 1 15 losing their jobs for engaging in this lawful strike; 1 16 and 1 17 WHEREAS, the loss of their livelihood will have a 1 18 devastating effect on these 1,300 workers, their 1 19 families, and their communities; and 1 20 WHEREAS, the right to strike is a hollow and mean- 1 21 ingless right if permanent replacement workers can be 1 22 hired to replace striking workers; and 1 23 WHEREAS, Bridgestone/Firestone has received over 1 24 $1.2 million in public funding including over $500,000 1 25 from the state of Iowa and $500,000 to train some of 1 26 these same employees; and 1 27 WHEREAS, the permanent hiring of striker 1 28 replacement workers is extremely uncommon in every 1 29 industrial country, including Japan, the home of 1 30 Bridgestone/Firestone, except in the United States and 2 1 South Africa; NOW THEREFORE, 2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 2 3 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the Iowa 2 4 congressional delegation is urged to consider 2 5 legislation concerning the hiring of striker 2 6 replacement workers. 2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa congressional 2 8 delegation ask for a congressional hearing on unfair 2 9 labor practices by foreign-owned companies. 2 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa congressional 2 11 delegation join the Iowa Senate and the Iowa House of 2 12 Representatives in urging both sides in the 2 13 Bridgestone/Firestone labor dispute to return to the 2 14 bargaining table in an attempt to resolve this 2 15 dispute. 2 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa Senate and 2 17 the Iowa House of Representatives call on Governor 2 18 Terry Branstad to use his good offices to intercede in 2 19 this contract dispute in an attempt to resolve it and 2 20 save the jobs of 1,300 Iowans. 2 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 2 22 resolution be sent to the Governor, the President of 2 23 the United States, the President of the United States 2 24 Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of 2 25 Representatives, and members of Iowa's congressional 2 26 delegation. 2 27 SCR 8 2 28 ec/cc/26
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