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Biden attacks GOP abortion bans, vows to restore Roe during State of the Union

March 12, 2024

“Many of you in this chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom,” Biden said to Republicans. “My God, what freedoms will you take away next?”

Biden attacks GOP abortion bans, vows to restore Roe during State of the Union

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 Iowa acts of kindness we loved in 2025

December 19, 2025

Plus: Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday: Time for Only in Iowa, Positively Iowa, this week’s pet photo, and of course, reader replies! Polk County baby gets measles: An infant who was too young to get vaccinated has contracted measles after they “recently traveled to an area where…

💜 9 Iowa acts of kindness we loved in 2025

Southeast Iowa Meatpacking Workers Forming Union

April 24, 2023

Meatpacking workers in southeast Iowa are now—officially—gearing up to organize into labor unions at their respective workplaces.

Southeast Iowa Meatpacking Workers Forming Union

Pascual Pedro-Pedro not the only one: Immigration arrests, deportations triple in Iowa

July 18, 2025

Immigration arrests and deportations in Iowa have tripled. You think Iowa is hollowing out now? It’s about to get worse.

Pascual Pedro-Pedro not the only one: Immigration arrests, deportations triple in Iowa

📄 Iowans Sued Over Noncompetes

September 18, 2024

Share with a friend It’s Worker Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. I heard from two workers being sued by an Iowa company over a noncompete agreement they say is unfairly keeping them from finding other jobs. Seneca Companies was started in 1972 by Chris Risewick, who sold petroleum equipment. Over the decades, the Des Moines-based…

Sen. Claire Celsi remembered for her passion and outspokenness

October 6, 2025

The Democratic state senator from West Des Moines died on Oct. 6 after a bout with an undisclosed illness. West Des Moines resident Al Womble will always remember the first time he met Iowa Sen. Claire Celsi. Womble, a union organizer by trade, was an active volunteer in the Iowa Democratic Party and its Polk…

Sen. Claire Celsi remembered for her passion and outspokenness

Fighting Against Local ICE Agreements—And Winning

June 5, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Thursday, June 5, 2025. Can you take this short survey? We’re trying to see what people like and don’t like about Iowa Worker’s Almanac, and you can help. Thanks! ~Amie Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is raiding workplaces across the country, showing up in tanks and wearing tactical…

Fighting Against Local ICE Agreements—And Winning

🗣️ ‘Nobody Wants to Live in a State That is Unwelcoming’

April 18, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Friday, Apr. 18, 2025. 🗣️ It’s Friday: Time for all of your hottest takes! But first, here’s the Pet Photo of the Week: This is Saul Alinsky, “our ‘tripod’ (3-legged) rescue,” says reader Lisa F. Looks like he’s shocked you haven’t read his book yet. Send me your…

🗣️ ‘Nobody Wants to Live in a State That is Unwelcoming’

Former Mercy Iowa City workers say UIHC is threatening pay, seniority

July 16, 2024

You probably heard about the very public bankruptcy of Iowa City’s *other* hospital, Mercy Iowa City, and how around 1,000 jobs were saved when the University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC) agreed to buy Mercy, changing the hospital’s name to UI Health Care Medical Center Downtown. But you may not have heard about what’s been…

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