Category: Labor - Page 11

Deere Moving Some Waterloo Operations To Mexico; Layoffs Uncertain

Posted June 2nd, 2022 at 11:36am by Amie Rivers

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How Grinnell College Undergrads Unionized And Made History

Posted May 13th, 2022 at 10:31am by Amie Rivers

Keir Hichens, center, and other Grinnell College student worker organizers react to the successful vote to unionize all undergraduate student workers at their college in April 2022.

New Report Details How Iowa Meatpackers Risked Workers’ Safety During COVID

Posted May 13th, 2022 at 10:01am by Amie Rivers

Drivers Continue Strike At King’s Ready Mix In Cedar Rapids; Rally Set For Tuesday

Posted May 8th, 2022 at 7:00am by Amie Rivers

Striking drivers with King’s Ready Mix in Cedar Rapids pose for a photo with former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer, third from right, on the third day of their strike Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Hy-Vee Appears To Near 700 Job Cuts After Latest Round Of Layoffs

Posted May 6th, 2022 at 2:40pm by Ty Rushing

Decorah Nonprofit Accused Of Union-Busting By Former Staff

Posted May 6th, 2022 at 10:08am by Amie Rivers

Seed Savers Exchange workers, past and present, and others gathered at a May Day event in Decorah on Sunday to learn more about the Seed Savers Union. Courtesy photo.

Burlington UAW Workers Go On Strike As Company Reports $4.6 Billion In Revenue

Posted May 3rd, 2022 at 12:18pm by Amie Rivers

Iowans Who Died on Job, Including From COVID, Remembered on Workers’ Memorial Day

Posted April 30th, 2022 at 10:10am by Amie Rivers

Participants gather for the annual reading of workers who died on the job in Iowa on April 28, 2022, at the Dubuque Labor Union Hall. Photo by Starting Line staff

Hy-Vee Office Employees ‘Offered’ Retail Jobs Are Eligible For Unemployment Benefits

Posted April 28th, 2022 at 5:58pm by Ty Rushing

Deep Cuts to Unemployment Passes, Critics Say It Won’t Help Workforce Shortage

Posted April 27th, 2022 at 12:47pm by Amie Rivers

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