Iowa Bill To Decriminalize Weed, Allow Retail Sales Filed By Senate Dems
Iowa Senate Democrats filed a bill decriminalizing personal amounts of marijuana and allowing cities to OK retail shops selling it, even though majority Republi... Read more.
UNI Faculty Union Ask Regents For Raises To Match Inflation
Faculty at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) say their pay hasn’t kept up with inflation for years, and are asking the Iowa Board of... Read more.
Breaking Down Reynolds Claims On State Workers And Collective Bargaining
Gov. Kim Reynolds says her 2017 law gutting collective bargaining for many state and local workers was “badly needed” and “Iowans are better f... Read more.
Amazon-Affiliated Delivery Company in Iowa City Closes, 62 Laid Off
An Iowa City company started during the pandemic as the “last mile” delivery service for Amazon will close next month. GRIT Delivers LLC, which deli... Read more.
45 Workers Laid Off As Monona Manufacturing Plant Closes
A manufacturing plant and major employer in northeast Iowa will close next month, leaving 45 workers out of a job. Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG), an... Read more.
UAW Members Remain On Strike, Though Burlington Workers Vote For Deal
Iowa workers on strike since May have rejected the latest offer from Case-New Holland International to return to work, saying the company wasn’t even offe... Read more.
Iowa Worker Advocates On the Laws They Hope Pass (And Don’t Pass) in 2023
As Iowa lawmakers kick off the 2023 session today, advocates for Iowa’s working people worry majority Republicans will continue to pass more legislation t... Read more.
Cresco’s Country Winds Manor Closing, 48 Workers Laid Off
A facility specifically for those with dementia will close Friday, while an assisted living facility associated with it is set to close next month, leaving... Read more.
Lennox Industries in Marshalltown To Lay Off 114
A large Marshalltown employer will lay off more than a hundred peopleāin the very city where the company began. Lennox Industries will lay off 114... Read more.
After 8 Months of Burlington Strike, UAW Workers Vote on Possible Agreement
More than 400 manufacturing workers who have been striking since May 2 will get the chance to vote on a possible contract for the first... Read more.