Iowa Worker’s Almanac: News and layoffs for Nov. 20, 2025
News briefs for the Iowa working class for the week of Nov. 20, 2025:
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Mt. Pleasant landscaper Noel Lopez De La Cruz facing deportation. Here’s how you can help
The kidnapping goon squad gutting our workforce keeps rolling to more cities across the US. Its newest target is Charlotte, North Carolina, and soon ICE and Border Patrol will bring their terror to New Orleans. But deportations of immigrant workers continue to...
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WATCH: Plant closure will be ‘devastating’ for Iowa community
Case New Holland says it will close its Burlington plant by the middle of next year. Workers say it's not because of money—which the company has plenty of—but because they want to break the union.
Sign the petition to keep CNH in Burlington here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-case-new-holland-invest-in-burlington-protect-our-plant?source=direct_link&&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Iowa%20Worker%27s%20Almanac%2011-13-25&utm_term=Iowa%20Starting%20Line%20-%20Workers%20Almanac
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15 Iowa food pantries to donate time, money, and food to this holiday season
Looking to give back this holiday season? Discover 15 Iowa food pantries you can volunteer at or donate money or food to.
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The 8 most magical winter festivals in Iowa for 2025-2026
Iowa’s winters may be cold, but there’s plenty to warm your hands and your heart at these beautiful winter festivals across the state.
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WATCH: Rep. Ashley Hinson cashed in instead of standing up for Iowa’s mobile home residents
In 2018, Ashley Hinson turned on Iowans for a $1500 donation. Now she's running for a seat in the U.S. Senate, where lobbyists push harder with more money.
Iowans deserve leaders who cannot be bought by special interests.
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WATCH: Trump promised a better economy—Iowa’s got worse
Trump promised more jobs, economic gains, and thriving local communities. Iowa is feeling quite the opposite.
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WATCH: Rep. Zach Nunn’s actions don’t match his promises
Republican Rep. Zach Nunn of Iowa's 3rd Congressional District says he'll support safety net programs for his most vulnerable constituents, but his votes say different.
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WATCH: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks booed off stage at her first in-person town hall this year
Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller Meeks’ first in-person town hall all year probably didn’t go as she had hoped. Miller-Meeks was booed when she blamed the Biden administration for farmers’ current struggles.
She also said she supports the Trump administration’s tariffs, which have strained farmers.
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Shutdown deal means Iowa hemp industry could go up in flames
As part of the deal to end the federal government shutdown, most hemp products with THC will become illegal again, meaning the burgeoning hemp industry in Iowa—and across the nation—could soon go up in smoke.
