SEIU President Andy Stern Coming to Iowa

By Terrance Heath
SEIU President, and author of A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track, Andy Stern is visiting Iowa, and several other states, for a series of events as presidential candidates gear up for the upcoming primaries. Andy's been in featured in the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal recently, discussing health care and other issues facing working Americans.

I don't have to tell you that presidential campaigns will soon descend on Iowa in earnest. Several candidates, announced and all-but-announced have already made visits. Andy is coming to Iowa to talk to people there about the "pocketbook issues" that concern many Americans -- saving for retirement, paying for health care, and having a job and a paycheck that helps make ends meet. Andy's not just encouraging Iowans to talk to candidates about these issues, he's encouraging candidates to spend a day working side-by-side with regular working people so they can get a sense of what it's like to struggle with those issues day to day. He's also "walking his talk" by spending time working alongside SEIU members in Iowa.

Andy will be appearing at events in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Des Moines, and I'm hoping you'll be able attend an event near you. The events in Iowa include:

* Cedar Rapids; Sunday, January 28, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - A Community Conversation at the home of Rep. Ro Foege
* Iowa City; Monday, January 29, 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM - Breakfast with Cathy Singer-Glasson at the Hamburg Inn
* Iowa City; Monday, January 29, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM -  Walk a Day in My Shoes
* Iowa City, Monday, January 29, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Book Reading at Prairie Lights Books