About Us
The Hawkeye Area Labor Council is a coalition of unions. It is the official organization of the national AFL-CIO in Iowa. The Hawkeye Area Labor Council represents 26 counties: Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Delaware, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hancock, Hardin, Howard, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Mitchell, Tama, Washington, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright Counties.
The goals of the Hawkeye Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO are social and economic justice. Achievement of strength of our affiliates by combining the talent, energy, activism and sense of justice of all of our affiliates, the Hawkeye Area Labor Council seeks to promote legislation that will enable the government to be responsive to the needs of working people and their families.
Rick Moyle
Executive Director
Kelly Steinke
President
Jerry Hageman
Executive VP
Pastor Kevin Jones
HALC Chaplin
Jess Macal
Recording Secretary
Russ Jaegar
HALC Treasurer
Rachelle Deuster
Office Manager
Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL-CIO
Our Mission
The Hawkeye Area Labor Council seeks to:
•Secure legislation which will protect and promote collective bargaining and all other rights of workers.
•Help workers and local unions to secure improved wages and working conditions.
•Encourage all unorganized workers to join unions.
•Promote the use of union-made goods and services.
•Conduct a sound and responsible public relations program.
•Encourage workers to register and vote in all elections.
•Unify and coordinate the efforts of AFL-CIO unions
By the Numbers
90%
9 out of 10 union members have access to employer-provided health insurance, compared to 68% of non union workers
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18%
Workers in labor unions make 18% more in wages than our non union counterparts.
1.7x
Union workers have 1.7x the wealth of non union households