"It's causing our costs to skyrocket to a level we can't afford."Possible reforms will have their first airing in a subcommittee meeting this week, and Republican Gov. Terry Branstad told The Des Moines Register he endorses it. Danny Homan, leader of the state's largest public employee union, said he is opposed because it tilts power to government managers.
I believe whats happening in Wisconsin and Ohio could come here. I hope like hell it doesnt, said Danny Homan, Iowa president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. But I believe the Republican party of this country has a nationwide plan to eliminate public sector