13 The Keokuk Teacher Strike: How Public Workers Won (and Then Lost) In Iowa

13 The Keokuk Teacher Strike: How Public Workers Won (and Then Lost) In Iowa

Author: Sam & Jonathan December 19, 2017 Duration: 58:49
We talk with John McKerley of the Iowa Labor History Oral Project (https://soundcloud.com/ilhop) about the 1970 teacher strike in Keokuk, Iowa, the role that strike played in winning public-sector collective bargaining in that state, and the recent attacks on Iowa public-sector workers. More links and photos at smashuppodcast.com.

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