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Working news you can use, plus Iowa layoffs this month

Working news you can use, plus Iowa layoffs this month

Approximately 50,000 workers rallied at the State Capitol in Des Moines on April 22, 1947, to protest an Iowa Legislature bill that would implement a right-to-work law in the state. The bill passed into law anyway and has been the law since. Courtesy Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO.

By Amie Rivers

June 18, 2025
Here’s a quick look at the week’s top news affecting Iowa workers and the workplace:

Working news you can use for the week of June 18, 2025:

Upcoming layoffs, per the Iowa WARN website:

  • Chevron USA/Renewable Energy Group in Ames is laying off 70 workers by today. Read more here.
  • Hy-Vee Short Cuts Facility in Chariton is closing and laying off 129 workers by Tuesday.
  • Hy-Vee Fresh Commissary in Ankeny is closing and laying off 332 workers by Tuesday. Read more about both Hy-Vee closures here.
  • Lutheran Services of Iowa in Des Moines is laying off one worker by June 27.
  • Accelerate 360 Distribution in nearby Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is laying off 35 workers by June 28. Read more here.
  • Wells Fargo in West Des Moines is laying off 41 workers by June 29, and 24 workers by July 14.
  • ASM Global in Dubuque is laying off 160 workers by June 30. Read more here.
  • Career Systems Development Corporation in Wapello is closing and laying off 92 workers by June 30.
  • Forte Openings Solutions in Mason City is closing and laying off 93 workers at two locations by June 30. Read more here.
  • Sodexo in Decorah is closing and laying off 130 workers by June 30. Read more here.
  • Orient-Macksburg Community School District in Orient is closing and laying off 36 workers by July 1. Read more here.
  • Collins Aerospace is laying off 131 workers at two locations by July 18: 102 workers in Cedar Rapids and 29 workers in Decorah. Read more here.

This information first appeared in the Iowa Worker’s Almanac, an Iowa Starting Line newsletter. This is a subscriber exclusive.

  • Amie Rivers

    Amie Rivers is Starting Line's community editor, labor reporter and newsletter snarker-in-chief. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much enjoys making TikToks and memes. Send all story tips and pet photos to [email protected] and sign up for our newsletter here.

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