Worker's Almanac - Iowa Starting Line

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Iowa has a dire shortage of nurses. Here’s why

By Amie Rivers | LABOR, Newsletters, Amie Rivers

(This story first appeared in the Iowa Worker's Almanac, and is a subscriber exclusive.) You probably already know Iowa has a problem getting qualified health care workers: We're 44th in the...

Male,Nurse,Pushing,Stretcher,Gurney,Bed,In,Hospital,Corridor,With

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From the Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news for the working class, Aug. 14, 2025

By Amie Rivers | LABOR, Newsletters, Amie Rivers

Fox guarding the henhouse: A former Tyson executive now oversees the safety of the US meat supply. (Sentient Media) Designed to discriminate: By gutting the Office of Federal Contract Compliance...

Jacob Scroggins, a shift supervisor at the Starbucks on Merle Hay Road in Des Moines, talks about the effort to unionize his store in a screenshot from a video call with Iowa Starting Line.

Aug 2025 18

Iowa DOGE recommends cutting public worker IPERS for new hires

By Amie Rivers | LABOR, Newsletters, Amie Rivers

The Iowa DOGE task force wants to cut IPERS for new hires, the public employee retirement system that thousands of teachers, corrections officers, and more rely on to get them through their...

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