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Did the AFL-CIO die Monday night in Iowa?

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The AFL-CIO died when Iowa industry died.

Ding! Ding! I live in what used to be considered the second most radical union county in Iowa, after Ottumwa. The union has screwed the workers over so many times that they have no credibility.

Case and point: Keokuk Steel Castings here is in deep financial trouble. They make exceptionally good wages for here, $15 per hour on up. They told the union to take a 90 cent per hour pay cut or they would have to move to Mexico. The union turned them down flat. That will mean 500 jobs, and they will take their sanctimonious moral victory right to the unemployment line.

It isn't like they will find another job that pays close, and they could care less. Hell or high water they are going to 'screw the man,' even if it means leaping on their own flaming sword. You simply can't maintain popular respect if you are willing to sacrifice your family's future for some self-righteous moral high road.