Newsletters
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4 Iowa Vigils for International Workers’ Day
News for working Iowans Share with a friend The newsletter for the Iowa worker. It’s Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Happy May Day, aka, International Workers’ Day! (Read about why the US government doesn’t want to recognize it.) If you want to show solidarity for your fellow workers—especially immigrant Iowans working in some of the…
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Why Iowa Teachers Could Soon Have Guns (And What to Know)
Your weekly Iowa news roundup Caitlin Clark is officially on the Indiana Fever…aaaand her jersey already sold out. Too bad we can’t yet get the jersey of fellow Hawkeye star and surprise WNBA draftee Kate Martin yet! It’s Friday, Apr. 19, 2024. Hey folks, it’s Amie, and I got my first tulips this week—so…
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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,…
