Jobs
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AI has wiped out a third of entry-level jobs, affecting young Iowans
Another young college graduate from Iowa can’t find any sort of entry-level job, she told me last week. And AI may be to blame. Meghan Holloran just graduated from Drake University this May with a multimedia journalism degree. She did a year-long apprenticeship with Better Homes and Gardens magazine, was on the school newspaper for…
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Iowa teacher fired over Charlie Kirk post sues school district for infringing free speech
A former teacher is suing Oskaloosa Schools and its superintendent, alleging a violation of his constitutional free speech rights after he was fired for comparing conservative activist Charlie Kirk to a Nazi on social media following Kirk’s slaying.
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Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news briefs, Aug. 29
Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news briefs, Aug. 29
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5 unsung films that dramatize America’s rich labor history
Hollywood studios and independent producers have long depicted the collective efforts of working people to improve their lives and gain a voice in their workplaces and the larger society.
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Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Working class news and upcoming layoffs, Aug. 21
Muscatine construction worker and victim of crime jailed: Jesús Hernández was shot when two people tried stealing his car. After a hospital stay, he went to pick up his car—and immigration enforcement officials detained him for being undocumented. Congress created a U-visa that protects victims of crime who assist in prosecutions, but so far the county attorney has refused…
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Des Moines Starbucks could be 4th in Iowa to unionize; sip-in Saturday
A Des Moines Starbucks could be the next Starbucks store to unionize by next month.
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This week’s Iowa layoffs and more working news you can use
This week’s working news you can use: Job Corps cuts hurt Iowa’s employment: Despite its success, Ottumwa Job Corps—which offers free education and vocational training for at-risk youth ages 16 to 24—is among the 99 programs the Trump Administration is shutting down. The closure eliminates over 100 jobs in small-town Iowa, and displaces the 240…
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5 ways Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ would change life in Iowa
What happens when a 940-page law tries to reshape America? Let’s see how it would play out in the Hawkeye State. Iowa’s Republican Congressional delegation is primed to provide a stamp of approval to President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” despite the potentially devastating impacts it stands to have on Iowa. The legislation slashes…
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Working news you can use, plus Iowa layoffs this month
Here’s a quick look at the week’s top news affecting Iowa workers and the workplace:
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Nurses are overworked. Rivers Hills workers hope unionization helps
Workers at River Hills Community Health Centers in south central Iowa were fed up with being overworked and seeing their patients suffer as a result. So they decided to unionize. Over a hundred workers across six River Hills clinics announced this week in Ottumwa they would unite under River Hills United, affiliating themselves with Teamsters Local 90. Rivers…
