The 56-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle around 6 a.m. Wednesday while joining strikers on a picket line outside the John Deere Parts Distribution Center in Milan, Ill.
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Quad-City Times Companies Oct. 27, 2021 8:24 pm
The 56-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle around 6 a.m. Wednesday while joining strikers on a picket line outside the John Deere Parts Distribution Center in Milan, Ill.
Tom Barton - Quad-City Times Companies Oct. 26, 2021 4:00 pm
A Polk County judge refused to impose limits on picketing outside Ankeny plant, but restrictions remain in Davenport.
Barb Ickes - Quad-City Times Companies Oct. 25, 2021 6:23 pm
Striking UAW workers say a judge’s order that is limiting their picketing activities outside a Davenport plant was issued improperly.
“Haven’t we had enough time to figure out how to manage discourse without enabling violence?” one employee wrote on an internal message board at the height of the Jan. 6 turmoil. “We’ve been fueling this fire for a long time and we shouldn’t be surprised it’s now out of control.”
Former Facebook data scientist turned whistleblower Frances Haugen on Monday told lawmakers in the United Kingdom working on legislation to rein in social media companies that the company is making online hate and extremism worse and outlined how it could improve online safety.
By Cara Smith - Quad City Times
Companies Oct. 25, 2021 5:26 pm
The UAW strike of Deere & Co. has lasted through its second weekend. The strike began Oct. 14 when union workers at Deere facilities in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas rejected a contract offer.
By Jaci Smith, - Mason City Globe Gazette
Health Care and Medicine Oct. 19, 2021 6:00 am
Hy-Vee is preparing for a possible federal rule requiring all employers with at least 100 employees show proof their staffs are vaccinated or are being tested weekly for COVID-19.
More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike Thursday, the first major walkout at the agricultural machinery giant in more than three decades.
Companies Oct. 11, 2021 10:32 am
According to a Facebook post from UAW Local 74, which represents workers from the Ottumwa facility, nearly 87% of workers rejected the company's offer. Also, UAW Local 74 said negotiations will continue, with a hard deadline of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. If the company doesn't improve its offer, a strike will commence.
Associated Press
Business News Oct. 4, 2021 12:21 pm
Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down in parts of the world on Monday.
Associated Press
Companies Oct. 4, 2021 3:42 pm
The Facebook whistleblower, revealed Sunday, is Frances Haugen, who was born and raised in Iowa City
Restaurants Oct. 4, 2021 6:00 am
With restaurants facing more challenges than ever, the local co-op could be a solution to the tenuous relationship between independent restaurateurs and third-party delivery services.
Employment Sep. 20, 2021 6:00 am
From wage increases to changes in company culture, companies are competing for a limited pool of workers.