Worker-focused news from the Jan. 22 edition of the Iowa Worker's Almanac: $15 minimum wage on the table: Iowa House Democrats unveiled a sweeping agenda last week that includes raising Iowa’s...
The Iowa Legislature is officially back in session. Here are three worker-focused bills you should be paying attention to, and whether they have a chance of becoming law.
Iowa Worker's Almanac layoffs and news briefs for Jan. 15, 2026:
Companies don't generally want the bad press that goes along with big layoffs. So some are trying something new, "rolling layoffs," and it may be even more insidious.
Iowa House Democrats say they will focus on affordability in the upcoming legislative session, with plans for lowering property taxes, helping young Iowans buy their first homes, raising the minimum wage, and supporting the state's workers.
For the past month, Iowa City Starbucks workers have been on an unfair labor practice strike—even succeeding in shutting down the store. Here's why.
UnityPoint nurses likely win union: With a vote of 871-666, despite 251 ballots being challenged, the math is mathing in favor of the 1,776 Des Moines-based nurses getting to unionize with Teamsters.
An Allegiant pilot based in Des Moines says pilots have been negotiating with the airline for five years just to get the same pay other pilots get.
The national escalating Starbucks strike, intended to bring the company back to the bargaining table, began with several stores across the country on Nov. 13, and two of Iowa's four union Starbucks stores joined Dec. 4—Iowa City and Des Moines.
Working class news you can use: Voting on a union: The UnityPoint vote among 1,776 health care professionals at four Des Moines hospitals on whether to join Teamsters Local 90 was held Dec. 7-9....
