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Lt. Col. John Dunlapp has taken the reins as the commander of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown, Iowa, near Burlington. Dunlapp assumed the responsibility from Lt. Col. Jason Crist during a Change of Command Ceremony on Thursday, a news release says. Col. Santee Vasquez, the commander of Crane Army Ammunition Activity, officiated the […]
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Lawmakers proposed reductions in Iowa unemployment benefits
Republicans in the legislature are considering changes they say will ensure the taxes businesses pay into the state’s unemployment trust fund don’t go up.
The bill would impose a one-week waiting period before workers would be eligible to receive unemployment.
During a news conference organized by the Iowa Federation of Labor, Kelli Harrison, a UAW member from Marshalltown, said Iowa manufacturing plants are notorious for short-term layoffs.
“Do we really want to go after these workers? Do we want to take a week’s worth of pay because they were laid off through no fault of their own during a time when unemployment funds are not depleted?” she asked.