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Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend It’s the big, sudden layoffs or closings that really get our attention—when hundreds are let go at John Deere plants across the state, or Tyson closes in Perry.   Companies don’t generally want the bad press that goes along with that. So some…

Share with a friend It’s Worker Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. This Monday is Labor Day, but only in the US and Canada (where it’s Labour Day). And, since this is the Worker’s Almanac, it’s more than a day off for us!   Most other countries celebrate International Workers’ Day, or May Day, on May 1…

Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. This week, I spoke with an Iowa woman who says the government’s Medicaid cuts mean she’s relying on unpaid care work from her friends.   Christie Cellman is a 39-year-old Ottumwa native. She has her master’s in social work and is…