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  • 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
  • 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
  • UnityPoint nurses likely win union vote: News and layoffs from Iowa Worker’s Almanac

    December 11, 2025

    Working class news you can use: Voting on a union: The UnityPoint vote among 1,776 health care professionals at four Des Moines hospitals on whether to join Teamsters Local 90 was held Dec. 7-9. Unofficial results show nurses won their union, 871-666—but overnight recovery nurse Dawn Balek tells me there are 250 of those ballots being challenged. Given the vote margin, however,…

    UnityPoint nurses likely win union vote: News and layoffs from Iowa Worker’s Almanac
  • 1 out of 3 kids lack child care: Iowa Worker’s Almanac news and layoffs for May 21, 2026

    May 21, 2026

    Nearly 1 in 3 kids lack child care, or more than 4.1 million children across the US. That’s estimated to cost the economy $329 billion over the next decade.

    1 out of 3 kids lack child care: Iowa Worker’s Almanac news and layoffs for May 21, 2026
  • 2 Iowa Starbucks stores join escalating national strike, and more Iowa Worker’s Almanac news and layoffs

    December 5, 2025

    Two of Iowa’s four unionized Starbucks locations joined a national Starbucks Workers United escalating strike today.

    2 Iowa Starbucks stores join escalating national strike, and more Iowa Worker’s Almanac news and layoffs
  • Will more downpours spike Iowa nitrate levels? What experts say

    August 11, 2026

    Recent heavy rains are unlikely to drive up nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers, the source of drinking water for 600,000 central Iowa residents.

    Will more downpours spike Iowa nitrate levels? What experts say
  • Best Iowa kayaking spots for beginners

    July 10, 2026

    Plus: Upcoming book giveaway in Waterloo Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday! We’ve got the best places to paddle for beginners on Only in Iowa, this week’s sleepy reader photo, plus I interviewed THEE Nikole Hannah-Jones (Pulitzer Prize winner/Iowa native!) about her children’s book giveaway for Positively Iowa. Want to join the Bumble Bee Atlas…

    Best Iowa kayaking spots for beginners
  • Tenants union in Johnson Co. unveils demands on owner Havenpark

    June 18, 2025

    Residents are calling on Havenpark to institute “a two-year moratorium on lot rent increases” and said park owners needed “to provide clean, safe drinkable water, essential park maintenance, and responsive on-site management in all parks.”

    Tenants union in Johnson Co. unveils demands on owner Havenpark
  • Iowa Republicans rush anti-apprenticeship, anti-union contracting bill, raising safety concerns

    March 20, 2025

    In 24 hours, Republicans in both chambers passed a bill that takes away an Iowa city’s ability to prefer contracts with established training programs for taxpayer funded projects. Iowa Republicans passed a controversial bill this week stopping local governments from requiring workforce training standards for contractors on public projects, a major blow to union and…

    Iowa Republicans rush anti-apprenticeship, anti-union contracting bill, raising safety concerns
  • 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
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