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Militant: 'Flood cleanup workers fight job agency rip-off'

According to The Militant, socialist newsweekly: Hundreds of workers hired by a temporary agency here for flood cleanup in Cedar Rapids, 115 miles away, were left stranded with no pay at the end of th… more »

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Militant: 'Flood cleanup workers fight job agency rip-off' — 1 comment

John wrote 1 week ago: According to The Militant, socialist newsweekly: Hundreds of workers hired by a temporary agency her … more »

Tags: Weather, Nature, Jobs, cedar rapids iowa, flooding, Employment, Floods, Floods of 2008, flooded areas

NYT on C. Vivian Stringer, Iowa State's Bill Fennelly

John wrote 3 months ago: From New York Times: Wherever he goes, from Algona to Zwingle, Fennelly is following the path blazed … more »

Tags: Sports, Ames (Iowa), Basketball, Basketball Coaches, Bill Fennelly, C. Vivian Stringer, Iowa State University Cyclones, NCAA Tournament, University of Iowa Hawkeyes