Articles Tagged: Organized labor

The proposed bill would place more responsibility for bargaining units’ recertification with public employers; labor members and advocates call it a ‘union-busting’ bill

The GOP legislator who introduced the bill said it is needed to close a loophole in the state’s collective bargaining law, while a Democrat called it ‘union-busting’

Radical union organizer arrested in Marion in 1919, sent to prison

Starbucks and the union organizing its workers sued each other Wednesday in a standoff sparked by a social media post over the Israel-Hamas war.

Cedar Rapids area development professionals said employers have to explore new strategies to keep construction moving. That includes new incentives to attract and retain workers, as well as being more open to finding legal pathways for immigrants to work.

Also, DeSantis and Haley campaigns expand Iowa footprint

Make no mistake, this move by the COGS is indeed a stupid one

Union workers from across Iowa gathered at the State Capitol Monday to protest proposals loosening state child labor laws.

“He was wanting to help others and wanting what's the best for all the employees as a whole,” Mike Moore’s wife said of the union leader’s work during the nearly six-month strike. “ … He really wanted to make sure that everybody was taken care of.”

Union workers voted to ratify a four-year contract with multinational ingredients maker Ingredion, ending a strike that has stretched on for nearly six months against the company’s Cedar Rapids facility.

“We thought we had a deal,” local union president told The Gazette on Thursday.

Dr. Peter Orazem, economics professor at Iowa State University, speaks on the momentum behind high-profile strikes this year, trends with organized labor and what’s on the horizon for unions.

A look back at the top news stories from the week of Nov. 27

We should all be counting our blessings this Christmas that a railway strike will indeed not happen

All 4 House members said yes to the main deal, but Republicans opposed an additional requirement for paid sick leave for railroad workers.