Another group of workers won a pension back; it's spreading! Around 186 workers at Kemps, a dairy plant in Le Mars, have won raises, a new health care plan, and a defined benefit pension in their...
This week's Iowa Worker's Almanac news briefs: Iowa ranks 43rd for teachers: A new WalletHub ranking puts Iowa 43rd of the 50 states and DC for teachers, taking into account opportunity,...
Union rallies for Fort Madison prison workers: Prison health care workers unionized with AFSCME Council 61 held a rally Wednesday against a proposal from the state that would outsource prison...
Miller-Meeks said she liked clean energy tax credits, but her vote for the Big Beautiful Bill shows she didn't care, writes Stefanie Warnick, a union construction worker with the Laborers’...
Americans are starting to sour on capitalism. That's according to the latest Gallup survey, which found the number of US adults who say they support capitalism—"an economic system characterized...
From the Iowa Worker's Almanac: News you can use for the week of Sept. 4, 2025:
Labor unions are just starting to endorse candidates for 2026. It's still very early for this, but here are a few I've seen so far:
Iowa Worker's Almanac: Layoffs and news briefs, Aug. 29
Muscatine construction worker and victim of crime jailed: Jesús Hernández was shot when two people tried stealing his car. After a hospital stay, he went to pick up his car—and immigration...
(This story first appeared in the Iowa Worker's Almanac, and is a subscriber exclusive.) You probably already know Iowa has a problem getting qualified health care workers: We're 44th in the...
