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A large Marshalltown employer will lay off more than a hundred people—in the very city where the company began. Lennox Industries will lay off 114 workers on Jan. 16, according to Iowa's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act website. The company is...
More than 400 manufacturing workers who have been striking since May 2 will get the chance to vote on a possible contract for the first time this weekend. United Auto Workers (UAW) released a statement Monday saying they had finally received an offer from Case New...
If you took a class at the University of Iowa lately, it's likely that class was taught not by a full-time professor, but by a graduate student teaching assistant. That's common across many large research universities in the US. But those graduate students are making...
Guest column from Brittany Ruland, campaign manager for Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott. 2022 was a rough year for me to be a Democrat in Iowa. Watching the results roll in felt like a collective gut punch, followed by the stinging realization that the best election for...
Six Iowa Republican county parties have voted to censure Sen. Joni Ernst over her "yes" vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, while one of Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' home Republican county parties is openly recruiting for a primary challenger over her same vote....
Which union did Iowa-born worker John Lewis lead for 40 years? United Auto Workers National Education Association United Mine Workers of America International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers In which year did the first major strike in Iowa take place? <p>Hint:...
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a bill that forces a deal between national freight railroads and their unions, averting a potential strike that could have had severe ramifications on travel and the economy, but also denying rail workers their key demand in...
Iowa is famous for quality beef, which you can find in great burger spots all around the state. It’s easy to find the popular ones in and around Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa’s other large cities, but finding an awesome burger in Iowa’s small towns is a little...
Higher food prices and missing paychecks are a recipe for a tough holiday season for hundreds of striking workers in Iowa. However, their unions and community supporters are trying to make it all a little easier on them. BCTGM strike in Cedar Rapids The roughly 100...
The good news: BCTGM unionized workers at the Ingredion milling plant in Cedar Rapids are just four or five negotiating proposals away from having a new agreement, more than 100 days after beginning their strike. The bad news: They're likely to continue striking at...
State Sen. Liz Mathis laid out the biggest issues she's heard about from Iowans and how she'd work on them if elected to represent Iowa’s 2nd District in the US House. At the Don’t Sleep on Iowa forum hosted by Starting Line, she talked about how her experience as an...
There are state legislators who have fought hard for the working class and union workers in Iowa. And there are legislators who actively work to keep workers down—by passing legislation restricting collective bargaining rights, cutting into unemployment benefits for...
One of MacKenzie Bills' core childhood memories is of her family surviving on canned beans for about a year. Her father, Kenny, was a tire layer at the Firestone plant in Des Moines and a United Steelworkers Local 310 member. That local was part of a nationwide strike...
Monday marked 78 days on strike for about 120 workers at Ingredion in Cedar Rapids, whose company tells them they can't afford to pay a living wage or save the jobs workers are demanding despite the company's CEO profiting handsomely off their labor. That's a notable...
Chuck Grassley turned 89 on Sept. 17 and, if re-elected, Iowa’s senior US senator would be 95 at the end of his next term and become the second-oldest person in history to hold that position. Grassley was first elected to the Iowa House in 1958—Grassley’s son, Robin,...
Coastal folks sometimes refer to Iowa as a flyover state. To live in or have visited Iowa is to know all the exciting, beautiful, and fun destinations across the Hawkeye State. What’s more is that many of the activities and must-visit destinations in Iowa are free....
As union workers at Case New Holland plants in Burlington, Iowa and Racine, Wisconsin continue their labor strike, it's worth considering how easily the company could give workers everything they wanted—and more. That's because the company is raking in healthy, even...
Mike Franken, Iowa's Democratic US Senate Candidate, has been calling out Republic Chuck Grassley for accepting campaign contributions from corporations as the former Navy admiral tries to unseat the longtime senator. Specifically, Franken’s campaign has called out...
Maybe you've noticed a trend of companies giving shareholders and executives even-bigger piles of money while offering their employees a pittance. One recent example from Iowa: Case New Holland International (CNHi), which has a plant in Burlington where 440 United...
Sen. Chuck Grassley and his Republican Senate colleagues all voted against a bill to get dark money out of elections on Thursday. The most significant aspect of the DISCLOSE Act would require super PACs, corporations, labor organizations, and others to disclose donors...
Ingredion officials brought half a dozen armed guards to negotiations with unarmed workers in what union officials called "despicable" and "a clear attempt to silence and intimidate union members." However, it appears it was the hotel revoking conference rooms that...
From classrooms in public schools to doctors’ offices, from marriage equality to expanding voting access, accessible child care and action on climate change, Democratic candidates made the case Saturday that they represent the true party fighting for freedom. The...
As the strike of unionized Ingredion workers in Cedar Rapids continues well into its second month, company leaders publicized their side, frustrated workers promptly refuted it, and the Cedar Rapids City Council has opted to take a "work it out yourselves" approach....
A big, BIG rail strike was temporarily averted in the early morning hours Thursday after the rail companies finally agreed to concessions regarding punishing attendance and time-off policies. Maybe you've only heard about the #railstrike in the context of how bad it...
Christopher Smith wants you to know two things. One: A nationwide railroad strike is the last thing his Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation (SMART) members, some 700 of whom work for Iowa's rail carriers, want. For the last three years, and through an arduous...
NARAL Pro-Choice America endorsed Deidre DeJear for Iowa governor on Thursday. “Iowa needs Deidre DeJear, a leader who will boldly fight for reproductive freedom,” said NARAL President Mini Timmaraju in a statement. “Gov. Reynolds has made no secret of her plans to...
One Iowa-based solar panel installer sees a bright future for the growing industry thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. Todd Miller, President of 1 Source Solar in Ankeny, said his company is doing projects in all of Iowa's 99 counties, installing solar panels for...
As a free state bordering a slave state, Iowa was poised to play an important role in the Underground Railroad, and many Iowans risked their safety to serve as conductors. Tensions ran high between the two states, with Missourians sometimes coming over the state line...
Turns out, Iowa is home to a few homegrown food chains, some of which span across the country. From mouth-watering burgers and pizzas to fast-casual burritos, Iowa restaurateurs have done their part to feed the masses and it’s time we celebrate them! Here are the...
Unionized workers at Ingredion in Cedar Rapids have held the line for a month, striking to keep their pay, benefits, and retirement intact, and in support of those who would lose their jobs. "We're hanging in there," said Mike Moore, president of the local union....
