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Evelyn K. Davis’ legacy of helping working-class Iowans

February 12, 2026

Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. If you’re from the Des Moines area, you probably know the name Evelyn K. Davis. There’s a park named after her, a community center, and more. But who was Evelyn K. Davis, and why does her legacy still matter for working…

Evelyn K. Davis’ legacy of helping working-class Iowans

Working news you can use, plus Iowa layoffs this month

June 18, 2025

Here’s a quick look at the week’s top news affecting Iowa workers and the workplace:

Working news you can use, plus Iowa layoffs this month

Iowa City Starbucks strikers shut down their store; here’s why

January 8, 2026

For the past month, Iowa City Starbucks workers have been on an unfair labor practice strike—even succeeding in shutting down the store. Here’s why.

Iowa City Starbucks strikers shut down their store; here’s why

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

How to protect your trans coworkers now that Iowa won’t

March 7, 2025

If Iowa employers can now fire our transgender and nonbinary coworkers simply for being trans and nonbinary, how can we protect them?

How to protect your trans coworkers now that Iowa won’t

Only Iowa’s big cities get hospitals now?

July 31, 2025

News about and for the working class Share with a friend It’s Thursday, July 31, 2025. Amie here. Have you read Zachary Oren Smith‘s latest story on what Medicaid cuts are doing to Iowans who rely on rural hospitals? Here’s a preview.👇 When Dr. Robin Plattenberger retired from her Washington County practice…

Only Iowa’s big cities get hospitals now?

How to Protect Your Trans Coworkers From Legal Discrimination

March 5, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Worker Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2025. Now that Iowa Republicans have passed their latest bill attempting to force us all into their pretend gender binary (which won’t go into effect until July 1, if it’s not stopped in the courts before then), it got me thinking: If Iowa employers can…

How to Protect Your Trans Coworkers From Legal Discrimination

Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news, Oct. 16, 2025

October 17, 2025

News about and for the Iowa working class. ‘No Kings’ is back: The Indivisible-organized protests against President Donald Trump’s authoritarianism, which first took place in June, are back this Saturday, Oct. 18—and there’s likely one near you. The federal government shutdown continues: As the shutdown, which began Oct. 1, drags on, furloughed federal workers can’t pay their bills, Trump…

Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news, Oct. 16, 2025

Anti-Apprenticeship Bill Rushed Through Iowa Legislature

March 26, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Worker Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025. Amie here. There are lots of bills winding their way through the Iowa Legislature in a hurry now. But this one stuck out. I mentioned in last week’s newsletter how Iowa Republicans passed a controversial bill stopping local governments from requiring workforce training standards…

Anti-Apprenticeship Bill Rushed Through Iowa Legislature

Big layoffs=bad press? Welcome to ‘forever layoffs’

January 15, 2026

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…

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