Southeast Iowa Meatpacking Workers Forming Union Posted April 24th, 2023 at 4:06pm by Amie Rivers Courtesy Catholic Messenger Full story →
12 Taco Bell Workers In Spencer Win Double Back Pay In Wage Theft Case Posted April 18th, 2023 at 12:11pm by Amie Rivers Shutterstock image Full story →
Iowa Senate GOP Passes Child Labor Law Rollback Posted April 18th, 2023 at 9:45am by Ty Rushing Photos: (L) Suspected child laborer in Cedar Rapids/Photo submitted by Rep. Sami Scheetz (R) Iowa Senate chamber on April 17. Photo by Starting Line staff Full story →
Iowa Nursing Homes Closures Accelerating; 696 Jobs Lost In Less Than a Year Posted April 12th, 2023 at 5:02pm by Amie Rivers Full story →
You Might Be Owed Money If You Worked During 2015 Iowa Bird Flu Outbreak Posted April 12th, 2023 at 4:07pm by Amie Rivers Photo by Egor Myznik on Unsplash Full story →
Workers Behind Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival Want Union Contract Posted April 4th, 2023 at 3:47pm by Amie Rivers Justin Comer, a production technician at Englert Theatre in Iowa City, talks about production workers’ unionization efforts in a video posted April 3, 2023. Full story →
Iowa City Starbucks Files to Unionize the Same Week Ex-CEO Grilled in Senate Posted March 29th, 2023 at 11:13am by Amie Rivers Workers at the Burlington and Clinton Starbucks in Iowa City who have filed to make their store the first Starbucks in Iowa to unionize. (Screenshots from SBWorkersUnited) Full story →
This Union Just Won The Largest-Ever Wage Increase In Iowa Posted March 22nd, 2023 at 12:49pm by Amie Rivers Courtesy Carter Lake PD Full story →
It’s 2023 And Women Still Don’t Make As Much As Men. Here’s How to Fix That Posted March 10th, 2023 at 3:21pm by Team Starting Line Full story →
81 People Laid Off After Grundy Center Food Plant Abruptly Closes Posted March 6th, 2023 at 4:22pm by Amie Rivers Photo by Tamas Pap on Unsplash Full story →
