Labor
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Dubuque nurses sound alarm on cardiac cuts: Layoffs and worker news, Oct. 1, 2026
“You do not close a fire department because there aren’t enough fires in a particular area to justify the expense,” said Abby Butler, a nurse who has worked at Finley for four years.
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Could Iowa get the nation’s largest steel plant?
Trump says Iowa is getting the US’s biggest steel plant by 2030. But will it really happen, or is it a midterm mirage?
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Why Iowa has so many child labor violations
Iowa Republicans likely knew they were flouting federal law. But they were playing the long game.
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200 workers not rehired in Postville: Layoffs and news for the Iowa worker
After an accidental fire at AgriStar in Postville, 400 workers—around two-thirds of the former staff—have been rehired.
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Iowa’s child labor problem 10 times worse than national rate: News for workers, Sept. 17, 2026
Our state had 10 times the rate of child labor law violations compared to the US as a whole in 2025, according to Common Good Iowa’s Sean Finn—and businesses are rarely penalized for it.
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Iowa workers stiffed $900 million a year. He wants to stop that theft
An estimated $900 million is stolen from Iowa workers by their employers every year. If he’s elected, labor lawyer Nate Willems says the state will finally do something about that.
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Rents rising faster in Cedar Rapids: Iowa worker news and layoffs, Sept. 10, 2026
Rents are rising faster in Cedar Rapids and Linn County than in other parts of Iowa—a trend Escucha Mi Voz links to the boom of data center building in the area.
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Will Amendment 1 in Iowa prevent us from raising taxes on the rich?
Raising taxes on the rich is an extremely popular issue. Amendment 1 would basically take that option away—and with Iowa running billion-dollar deficits lately, the rest of us could be making up the difference.
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Hinson, Miller-Meeks, Nunn’s records on worker-friendly bills
They say they care about Iowa workers. But are they actually voting for us?
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2026 Labor Day events around Iowa: News, layoffs, and more
Celebrate Labor Day on Monday with your fellow laborers at one of these events.
