1,599 Iowans laid off at John Deere in 2024; more coming in January
Another round of layoffs at John Deere is coming to Iowa.
Dec
2024
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LABOR
Nov
2024
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11,400 Iowa workers laid off in agriculture economy downturn
Yesterday, the Iowa Farm Bureau actually quantified those losses for the state's vast, 385,000-person agriculture workforce. And it's not good.
Oct
2024
31
Cargill strike ENDS: Workers restart plant Thursday evening
Cargill strike news: The Cedar Rapids company and Teamsters Local 238 have ratified an agreement to end the monthlong strike.
Oct
2024
15
At Cargill strike rally, workers say company ignores them
At Thursday's rally at Cargill Corn Milling in Cedar Rapids, where around 100 Teamsters-affiliated workers have been on a Cargill strike since Oct. 1, workers talked about the disrespect they say they've gotten from their company during negotiations.
Oct
2024
3
On the Cargill Cedar Rapids strike line, workers say No. 1 issue is respect
Workers say that the company not respecting them is a major factor of why there's an ongoing Cargill Cedar Rapids strike.
Oct
2024
1
UPDATE: Cargill Corn workers on strike in Cedar Rapids
Around 100 workers at Cargill Corn Milling in Cedar Rapids are officially on strike.
Sep
2024
19
Des Moines company suing 14+ former workers over noncompete agreements
At least 14 workers, most from Iowa, are being sued by an Iowa company over noncompete agreements they say are unfairly keeping them from finding other jobs.
Aug
2024
28
Trump-appointed judge strikes down FTC ban on noncompete agreements
FTC spokesperson Victoria Graham said that the decision “does not prevent the FTC from addressing noncompetes through case-by-case enforcement actions” and said that the agency is “seriously considering” appealing the Texas court’s decision.
Aug
2024
6
What about worker rights? Here’s what Tim Walz has done
Picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signals something big: Worker rights, and pro-worker policies, are back at the forefront of Democratic politics. On Tuesday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris...
Jul
2024
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Union reps slam Iowa legislators after child labor violations rack up
Labor leaders in eastern Iowa called out Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Republicans who backed new laws to loosen child labor, and tied it to Project 2025's goal of loosening child labor...
