Labor
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Gov. Reynolds asks UIHC to lower cancer bills: Iowa worker news and layoffs for July 23, 2026
Pretty please lower the hospital bills, Gov. Kim Reynolds is apparently asking University of Iowa Health Care after the Des Moines Register found thousands of patients were being charged more for cancer care. UIHC’s response? Take it up with the feds.
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‘Really shocking:’ ICE detained 1,779 Iowans in 2025
Nearly 1,800 Iowans were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2025 alone, with nearly 90% of them deported, according to a new report from a statewide immigrant advocacy group.
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Pesticide drift could have ruined Iowa farmer’s crop
A Page County farmer’s entire crop may have just been ruined by his neighbor’s pesticide drift—and the only punishment is a slap on the wrist.
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Food, fuel prices still high: Iowa worker news and layoffs, July 16, 2026
Food and fuel costs remain 3.5% higher than they were a year ago, and the average Iowa household has paid an extra $516 on gas since Feb. 28.
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ICE detains 4 Iowans on way to Fairfax construction site
Four immigrant Iowans were recently carpooling on their way to work when they were boxed in by unmarked ICE vehicles and jailed because of their suspected immigration status.
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USDA cut 17% of Iowa workers in 2025: Worker news and layoffs for July 9, 2026
Iowa lost 17% of its USDA staff in 2025, including nearly 19% of its Natural Resources Conservation Service and 8% of its Farm Service Agency staff, both of which help farmers with federal loans and other programs.
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ICE, flush with new cash, increasing raids in Iowa
ICE raids have increased in Iowa in recent weeks, including at workplaces. Here’s what you need to know.
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Hy-Vee’s manager problem? Upcoming layoffs and Iowa news briefs, July 2, 2026
A class action lawsuit was filed last week against Hy-Vee, arguing that the grocery store chain treated salaried managers like hourly ones—but didn’t pay them overtime like hourly workers.
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Workers suspicious of timing of River Hills Centerville closure
A healthcare company closed down the only clinic in town that takes Medicaid—and workers say it’s union busting.
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Former Whirlpool Amana worker speaks out on corporate greed in DC
“I’m standing here today because somebody has to say it out loud: Working people are not disposable. We are not line items on a spreadsheet. We are the reason these companies exist in the first place.”
