An attorney for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union filed a lawsuit (Monday), challenging Iowa’s new collective bargaining law for public sector employees. Danny Homan is president of AFSCME Council 61, the union that represents 40-thousand public workers in Iowa.
Homan’s union is currently in talks with the Branstad Administration over a two-year contract that would start July 1st. Last Friday, Branstad’s management team submitted a final offer covering just one thing: base wages.
The union is seeking a court order that would temporarily stop implementation of the law, until a final court decision is made on the case. Homan suggests other lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the law will be filed by other groups.
