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  • Workers Behind Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival Want Union Contract

    April 4, 2023

    Twenty behind-the-scenes workers that keep productions at a historic Iowa City theater running smoothly—including this weekend’s Mission Creek Festival—are asking for the public’s help to put pressure on their employer for their first union contract. Englert Theatre production crew members unanimously voted, 13-0, to unionize on Nov. 7 of last year, according to the National…

    Workers Behind Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival Want Union Contract
  • Advocates want Iowans to boycott Amazon, Home Depot and Target during Black Friday

    November 24, 2025

    The ‘We Ain’t Buying It’ campaign hopes consumers use their wallets to hurt companies complying with ‘threats on democracy.’

    Advocates want Iowans to boycott Amazon, Home Depot and Target during Black Friday
  • UnityPoint nurses likely win union vote: Iowa Worker’s Almanac

    December 19, 2025

    UnityPoint nurses likely win union: With a vote of 871-666, despite 251 ballots being challenged, the math is mathing in favor of the 1,776 Des Moines-based nurses getting to unionize with Teamsters.

    UnityPoint nurses likely win union vote: Iowa Worker’s Almanac
  • Mt. Pleasant landscaper Noel Lopez De La Cruz facing deportation. Here’s how you can help

    November 21, 2025

    The kidnapping goon squad gutting our workforce keeps rolling to more cities across the US. Its newest target is Charlotte, North Carolina, and soon ICE and Border Patrol will bring their terror to New Orleans. But deportations of immigrant workers continue to happen everywhere—including in Iowa. The latest: Noel Lopez De La Cruz, a 24-year-old landscaper from Mount Pleasant…

    Mt. Pleasant landscaper Noel Lopez De La Cruz facing deportation. Here’s how you can help
  • 9 holiday train & trolley rides in Iowa

    December 16, 2024

    Get in the holiday spirit by hopping aboard a festive train or trolley ride in Iowa.

    9 holiday train & trolley rides in Iowa
  • USDA cut 17% of Iowa workers in 2025: Worker news and layoffs for July 9, 2026

    July 8, 2026

    Iowa lost 17% of its USDA staff in 2025, including nearly 19% of its Natural Resources Conservation Service and 8% of its Farm Service Agency staff, both of which help farmers with federal loans and other programs.

    USDA cut 17% of Iowa workers in 2025: Worker news and layoffs for July 9, 2026
  • 40% of Iowans can’t afford rent and bills: Iowa Worker’s Almanac layoffs and news for June 25, 2026

    June 25, 2026

    Almost half of US households didn’t earn enough money to meet basic needs in 2024, according to a new study. In Iowa, we’re doing a little better than average, with 60% of us able to make rent and utilities on time—but it varies widely by county.

    40% of Iowans can’t afford rent and bills: Iowa Worker’s Almanac layoffs and news for June 25, 2026
  • Your weekly guide to taking action in Iowa July 14-20, 2026

    July 13, 2026

    A weekly roundup of Iowa political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide from July 14-20, 2026.

    Your weekly guide to taking action in Iowa July 14-20, 2026
  • 9 of the most dazzling Fourth of July fireworks shows in Iowa

    June 19, 2025

    No matter where you live in the Hawkeye state, you’ll be able to enjoy dazzling displays of Fourth of July fireworks.

    9 of the most dazzling Fourth of July fireworks shows in Iowa
  • More Americans work 2 full-time jobs: News and layoffs from Iowa Worker’s Almanac, April 30, 2026

    April 30, 2026

    An estimated 476,000 Americans are working two full-time jobs. That’s up from 172,000 in 2015.

    More Americans work 2 full-time jobs: News and layoffs from Iowa Worker’s Almanac, April 30, 2026
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