Protests, rallies, and events across Iowa: Feb. 24-Mar. 3, 2026
Protests, rallies, and events across Iowa for Feb. 24-Mar. 3, 2026
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Amie Rivers
Amie Rivers is Iowa Starting Line's newsletter editor. She writes the weekly Worker’s Almanac edition of Iowa Starting Line, featuring a roundup of the worker news you need to know. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much enjoys making TikToks and memes and getting pet photos in her inbox.
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WATCH: Iowa City USPS worker asks for public’s support at Sunday rally
With contract negotiations starting up next week, the National Association of Letter Carriers is holding nationwide rallies to ask for a fair contract. Here's what they're asking for, and how you can support.
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2026
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7 Brew Des Moines workers left out in the cold, until this viral video
An Iowa TikTok creator thought she was calling attention to a specific problem in Des Moines. She had no idea the problems at this coffee chain were so widespread—until hundreds of messages began pouring in. "The number of people I've had crying in my DMs and on...
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2026
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Whirlpool Amana laying off another 341 workers March 9: Iowa Worker’s Almanac, Feb. 19, 2026
Iowa Worker's Almanac news briefs, Feb. 19, 2026: Back to work, for some: John Deere last week rehired 245 laid-off workers in Iowa, with 150 of them going back to work in Waterloo alone. Good news for those folks, but that's less than half of the 598 workers the...
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Iowa Feb. 17-24, 2026
Looking to get involved this week? You can join ICE Out rallies and response trainings, connect with fellow insufferable wenches at a Sip n' Chat, and show up for community events, such as a Black History Film Screening, immigrant rights rallies, and LGBTQIA+ visibility actions.
Here’s our weekly round-up of upcoming events and actions:
Feb
2026
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Evelyn K. Davis’ legacy of helping working-class Iowans
If you're from the Des Moines area, you probably know the name Evelyn K. Davis. But who was she, and why does her legacy still matter for working Iowans today?
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2 new Iowa bills to lower grocery prices: Iowa Worker’s Almanac layoffs and news for Feb. 12, 2026
Iowa Worker's Almanac news briefs, Feb. 12, 2026: Pushing workers out of Iowa: Workers are leaving Iowa in droves. One Iowan confronted Republican lawmakers about how striking state affirmative action policies and allowing for discrimination in professional...
Feb
2026
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Farmers haven’t profited in a decade: Iowa Worker’s Almanac layoffs and news, Feb. 6, 2026
Working-class news you can use for Feb. 6, 2026:
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2026
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In 1900, Buxton, Iowa, treated Black and white workers equally
Buxton, Iowa, was an unincorporated mining town where Black and white residents lived, worked, and went to school side by side—with equal pay and no segregation. How? It was designed that way.
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2026
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WATCH: Students at all public Waterloo schools plan walkout to protest ICE
Students at all public Waterloo high schools—East, West, Expo, and the Career Center—plan to jointly walk out of class Friday, Feb. 6 at 12:30 p.m. to protest the unconstitutional tactics of ICE and other federal agents. They say they're protesting for immigrant classmates who are too scared to speak out.
