Newsletters
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Who Here Is In a Union?
News for working Iowans The newsletter for the Iowa worker. It’s Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024. It’s spring! Summer, maybe, with the temperatures last weekend? In any case, spring always (because I’m a masochist I guess) makes me think of spring cleaning, renewal, and reaffirmation of what I’m doing and why. So: I’m extending…
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Tiptoe Through the Iowa Tulips 🌷
Your weekly Iowa news roundup Iowa Hawkeye star Caitlin Clark may not have been able to win a national championship. But don’t be sad it’s over; smile because the WNBA draft is happening on Monday! It’s Friday, Apr. 12, 2024. Hey folks, it’s Amie, and shh, I think it might finally be spring! Photo…
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War On Workers Is Over (If You Want It)
News for working Iowans The newsletter for the Iowa worker. It’s Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024. Democrats may be in the minority in the Iowa Legislature, but that doesn’t mean they’re not still trying to pass meaningful legislation to help Iowa’s workers. This year, that includes an Iowa House proposal to amend the Iowa Constitution…
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Voter Fraud Is Real, But Oops, We Didn’t Mean From Us
Your weekly Iowa news roundup The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team is in the Final Four tonight! They’ll take on UConn at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN. It’s Friday, Apr. 5, 2024. Hey folks, it’s Amie. Tuesday, April 9, is National Library Workers Day. And, geez louise, PLEASE thank a library worker in Iowa…
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Celebrating the Most Demonized Iowans This Weekend
Your weekly Iowa news roundup Share with a friend The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team continues their NCAA Tournament run tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., when they play No. 5 Colorado in the Sweet Sixteen. Speaking of: Go vote for the Naismith Fan Vote award for Caitlin Clark and coach Lisa Bluder (and ISU coach…
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Activists Promise an Iowa Immigrant Worker Strike
News for working Iowans Share with a friend The newsletter for the Iowa worker. It’s Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2024. Today at noon, unionized graduate students at the University of Iowa are interrupting the university’s “One Day for Iowa” fundraising push at the Pentacrest. The reason? Ending the fees they call “paying to work.” (petition…
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Can’t Find a Dentist for Your Kids? You’re Not Alone
Your weekly Iowa news roundup Share with a friend It’s NCAA Basketball Tournament time: Iowa State and Drake women play today. No. 1 seed Iowa plays tomorrow. It’s Friday, Mar. 22, 2024. Hey folks, it’s Amie, and despite the winter weather roaring back into our state lately, spring is supposedly on its way. And…
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What’s Next for 1,276 Laid Off Tyson Workers?
News for working Iowans Share with a friend The newsletter for the Iowa worker. It’s Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2024. I’m still closely following the news that 1,276 Iowans will lose their jobs when the Tyson pork processing plant in Perry closes in June. It will be the state’s largest plant closure in a decade,…
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Which Iowa Teams Will Make It?
Your weekly Iowa news roundup Share with a friend Too intoxicated for St. Patrick’s Day weekend? Get a free ride home here. It’s Friday, Mar. 15, 2024. Hey folks, it’s Amie, and it’s March Madness time! St. Patrick’s Day is also NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday (both men’s and women’s basketball). So grab a…
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Largest Plant Closure in a Decade Comes to Iowa
News for working Iowans Share with a friend The newsletter for the Iowa worker. It’s Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2024. 1,276. That’s how many people in and around the central Iowa town of Perry will lose their jobs by the end of June, after Tyson announced Monday it would permanently close its longtime pork processing…
