The Iowa Legislature is officially back in session. Here are three worker-focused bills you should be paying attention to, and whether they have a chance of becoming law.
Iowa Worker's Almanac layoffs and news briefs for Jan. 15, 2026:
Iowa House Democrats say they will focus on affordability in the upcoming legislative session, with plans for lowering property taxes, helping young Iowans buy their first homes, raising the minimum wage, and supporting the state's workers.
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.
UnityPoint nurses likely win union: With a vote of 871-666, despite 251 ballots being challenged, the math is mathing in favor of the 1,776 Des Moines-based nurses getting to unionize with Teamsters.
Well, it happened: SNAP benefits ended Nov. 1 for 42 million Americans for the very first time in history. That includes 267,000 Iowans, 40% of whom are children, going without their grocery...
The ongoing federal government shutdown is resulting in lots of Iowans not being paid—and it's not just federal workers. There are more than 10,000 Iowans who are federal workers, according to...
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...
This week's Iowa Worker's Almanac news briefs: Iowa ranks 43rd for teachers: A new WalletHub ranking puts Iowa 43rd of the 50 states and DC for teachers, taking into account opportunity,...
The Iowa job market is abysmal right now, and one recent University of Iowa graduate is frustrated with how "rough" it is.
