The initial estimate for the new Woodbury County Jail has gone up by 40%. If costs keep going up like they are, "we could be the most expensive jail in the United States."
What does "right to work" actually mean?Unions can't require workers to pay duesYou're guaranteed a job if you want oneYou can't be fired without causeIowa passed its right-to-work law in what year?1947200220151962True or false:...
Residents and those who have been inside an 80-unit apartment building that partially collapsed Sunday say they were not surprised by it, as the building was in such poor shape.
You may have heard the phrase "right to work," as in, "Iowa is a right-to-work state." But what does right-to-work mean, and how does that government policy impact you as a worker?
The Waterloo City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting a "medical or mental health professional" from attempting to change a child's sexual orientation or gender identity on Monday night. The ordinance passed all three readings 6-1, with only At-Large Council...
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Some student workers at Grinnell College are on strike as of Wednesday to raise wages and to create better on-the-job discrimination and harassment protections for all student workers. The strike began Wednesday after Grinnell, a private college in Poweshiek...
After initially saying he wouldn't sign a Pride Month proclamation because of "my Christian beliefs," the mayor of Cedar Falls relented. Here's why.
If you'd like to remember what lawmakers tried or succeeded in passing in 2023 to make life harder for the youth, bookmark this one.
Meatpacking workers in southeast Iowa are now—officially—gearing up to organize into labor unions at their respective workplaces.
