DES MOINES – The Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, (IFL) has filed a formal ethics complaint against Americans for Prosperity (AFP) regarding the apparent illegal lobbying action of Drew Klein, State Director or Iowa Representative of the Americans For Prosperity.
The legislative session began in early January, and it was not until February 21, 2017 that Klein officially registered as a lobbyist.
The charges officially filed are: Klein is employed as a lobbyist for AFP and has been active in lobbying as defined by Iowa Code section 68B.13 a (1) and (2) for the passage of HF 291 and SF 213 during the 87th General Assembly. “Mr. Klein has been lobbying as defined by Iowa Code and has failed to lobby as required by code and rule,” said Ken Sagar.
“This has occurred basically since session in January of 2017 and has continued throughout these contentious fights over public policy in Iowa.”
The recent publicized photograph of Klein and Governor Branstad, at the signing of the two bills, gutting collective bargaining, and makes it very clear to us that AFP was lobbying and using “dark money” to fund for passage of these bills.
The Iowa Republicans worked on this anti-worker bill, in secret, for a long time. They claim they asked for and got, meetings for input from unions, which is not true. The Republicans are taking a page out of the “alternative facts” process of President Trump White House.
It is very apparent to the Iowa Federation of Labor, that AFP used their dark money to fund, support and lobby for this, and possibly, other bills, that hurts Iowa Workers. Clearly, AFP violated the Iowa Code in their attack on Teachers and Public Sector Workers. We call on legislative leaders to require AFP to follow the same rules as Iowans do.
11 thoughts on “Iowa Federation of Labor files complaint against Koch Brothers organization”
How are the crotch brothers involved ?
They fund “Americans for Prosperity”.
It is a far right group out to destroy middle America.
That is why people that support that group are called Koch suckers
Governor Branstad is payed over $130,000.00 a year in salary, and over $50,000.00 a year in ipers pension. I wish I could double dip to that amount. Plus collect social security.
Took out the TRASH again.
He should of been TRASHED a long time ago.
Of course they did. Phuck unions.
Just another bullshit lawsuit by a dying union trying to protect their oversize salary’s
Imagine that, some of the richest 1% trying to stifle worker prosperity. The rich get richer, and the rest of us try to keep up. Soon to be, only two classes of people, the rich and the poor.
Just what fascist governments want.
These Union leaders are clawing at everything to try to say above water. Reminds me of seeing a spider in the shower, you take the wand and spray it to the bottom of the tub and it claws and claws to to save itself until you get it down the drain.
Americans for Prosperity..pfft there’s an oxymoron.
Sounds like you are a Koch sucker John.