Labor
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Iowa has ‘catastrophic’ psychiatrist shortage: News and layoffs from Iowa Worker’s Almanac Mar. 12, 2026
This week’s must-read Iowa worker news and upcoming layoffs for Mar. 12, 2026.
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With Medicaid slashed, Iowa woman relies on unpaid friends for help
I spoke with an Iowa woman who says the government’s Medicaid cuts mean she’s relying on unpaid care work from her friends.
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7 times labor unions made history in Iowa
The labor movement in Iowa has a rich history of struggles, solidarity, and hard-won victories. Here are seven of the most notable events.
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Iowa leaders slam Whirlpool for Amana layoffs: Iowa Worker’s Almanac Feb. 26, 2026
Iowa Worker’s Almanac news briefs and layoffs for Feb. 26, 2026:
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What’s a lockout? Brenntag Des Moines workers locked out by management
Brenntag Des Moines workers have been locked out of work by their employer. But what is a lockout—and how can you support workers right now?
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7 Brew Des Moines workers left out in the cold, until this viral video
An Iowa TikTok creator thought she was calling attention to a specific problem in Des Moines. She had no idea the problems at this coffee chain were so widespread—until hundreds of messages began pouring in. “The number of people I’ve had crying in my DMs and on the phone,” Madelyn Houser Webb told me, “because they’ve…
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Whirlpool Amana laying off another 341 workers March 9: Iowa Worker’s Almanac, Feb. 19, 2026
Iowa Worker’s Almanac news briefs, Feb. 19, 2026: Back to work, for some: John Deere last week rehired 245 laid-off workers in Iowa, with 150 of them going back to work in Waterloo alone. Good news for those folks, but that’s less than half of the 598 workers the company laid off in 2025. Whirlpool will cut 341 workers…
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2 new Iowa bills to lower grocery prices: Iowa Worker’s Almanac layoffs and news for Feb. 12, 2026
Iowa Worker’s Almanac news briefs, Feb. 12, 2026: Pushing workers out of Iowa: Workers are leaving Iowa in droves. One Iowan confronted Republican lawmakers about how striking state affirmative action policies and allowing for discrimination in professional licensure would only make the problem worse. Two new grocery store bills to keep prices down: State Sen. Zach Wahls this week introduced two bills…
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Farmers haven’t profited in a decade: Iowa Worker’s Almanac layoffs and news, Feb. 6, 2026
Working-class news you can use for Feb. 6, 2026:
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In 1900, Buxton, Iowa, treated Black and white workers equally
Buxton, Iowa, was an unincorporated mining town where Black and white residents lived, worked, and went to school side by side—with equal pay and no segregation. How? It was designed that way.
