SEIU Union local 199 member Jim Jacobson speaks to a crowd of fellow union members including Renae Council of Clinton and UI employee, and Ann Byrne, a UIHC employee from West Branch Thursday at the T. Anne Cleary Walkway on the University of Iowa campus. SEIU Local 199 marked Mitt Romney's nomination on August 30, 2012 with a rally to draw attention to his economic proposals.(Justin Torner/Freelance)