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River Hills Centerville worker speaks out on sudden closure
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac, for and about Iowa’s workers. If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: Workers suspicious of timing of River Hills Centerville closure Upcoming Iowa layoffs and worker news Is Iowa making an already serious problem even worse? A healthcare…
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Laid-off Amana worker speaks out with Bernie in DC
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac, for and about Iowa’s workers. If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: A laid-off worker from Whirlpool in Amana went to Washington, DC, this week to call out corporate greed. Plus: Upcoming Iowa layoffs and news briefs. Iowa’s…
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UnityPoint is fighting United Nurses, but nurses won’t give up
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac, for and about Iowa’s workers. If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: Six months later, UnityPoint still refuses to recognize its nurses union; Upcoming Iowa layoffs and worker news; Guess who ELSE hates generative AI? A Des Moines…
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Can you legally skip work to vote in Iowa?
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac, for and about Iowa’s workers. If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: You have the right to take time off to vote in Iowa; Upcoming Iowa layoffs and worker news; What if the minimum wage were tied to…
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Money for union-busters, but can’t pay the workers?
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac, for and about Iowa’s workers. If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: This Iowa hospital chain spent $2.14 million on union-busting consultants in 2025; Upcoming Iowa layoffs and Iowa labor news; Local officials didn’t even know this hospital was…
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What if this made crisis intervention better in Iowa?
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac—by, about, and for Iowa workers! If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: Solving a crisis without armed police? This Ottumwa woman thinks it could work; Upcoming Iowa layoffs and labor news briefs; Can you get your boss to…
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Iowa’s workforce is shrinking—see how much since 2010
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here; welcome to Thursday’s Almanac. If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: Iowa and other rural areas lost a ton of working-age folks just in the last 15 years; Upcoming Iowa layoffs and labor news; Are you misclassified as a contractor?…
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Could this help small Iowa farmers thrive?
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac. Don’t forget to call in sick tomorrow. If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: Luther College student goes to World Bank with big ideas on helping small farmers; Upcoming Iowa layoffs; Iowa labor news briefs; Where are those…
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‘I’m done.’ Des Moines worker moving to Germany
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here with a quick correction: I had the wrong link for Workers Memorial Day events around Iowa on April 28! Here’s the correct one, and I’ve also changed it on our website. (Thanks to reader Caroline L. for catching that!) If break…
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College grads can’t find work. Could this help?
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. It’s a tough job market for recent college graduates right now. But at least two colleges in Iowa are trying to help bridge the workforce gap. “It is a highly competitive world right now for graduates,” said Rick Sanders, president of…
