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Iowa Republicans back Trump as Maduro abduction risks war and regional instability
Iowa politicians are sharply divided after the Trump administration used military force over the weekend to bomb Venezuela and abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, flying them to the US to face narcoterrorism charges. Statements from Iowa’s Republican congressional delegation were unified in support of Maduro’s capture. They focused on Maduro’s alleged role…
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Top Iowa House Dem says his party will focus on affordability
Brian Meyer says his caucus wants to propose legislation to make things cheaper for Iowans.
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UnityPoint nurses likely win union vote: Iowa Worker’s Almanac
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.
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Des Moines Allegiant pilot warns a strike could be coming
An Allegiant pilot based in Des Moines says pilots have been negotiating with the airline for five years just to get the same pay other pilots get.
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Miller-Meeks no longer lives in the district she represents in Congress
US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the Republican congresswoman for Iowa’s 1st District, recently changed her voter registration to Iowa’s 3rd—despite still representing, and running for reelection, in the 1st.
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Starbucks strike comes to Iowa: How you can help
The national escalating Starbucks strike, intended to bring the company back to the bargaining table, began with several stores across the country on Nov. 13, and two of Iowa’s four union Starbucks stores joined Dec. 4—Iowa City and Des Moines.
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UnityPoint nurses likely win union vote: News and layoffs from Iowa Worker’s Almanac
Working class news you can use: Voting on a union: The UnityPoint vote among 1,776 health care professionals at four Des Moines hospitals on whether to join Teamsters Local 90 was held Dec. 7-9. Unofficial results show nurses won their union, 871-666—but overnight recovery nurse Dawn Balek tells me there are 250 of those ballots being challenged. Given the vote margin, however,…
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Zach Nunn backs extending ACA tax credits two weeks after bashing them
US Rep. Zach Nunn’s position on expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits has been all over the place in recent weeks. Nunn, the Republican congressman from Iowa’s Third District, signed on to co-sponsor a bipartisan bill to protect Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits for the next two years—a timeframe that conveniently includes his 2026…
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2 Iowa Starbucks stores join escalating national strike, and more Iowa Worker’s Almanac news and layoffs
Two of Iowa’s four unionized Starbucks locations joined a national Starbucks Workers United escalating strike today.
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1,776 Des Moines nurses voting on union in largest private-sector election ever
After a delayed vote because of the government shutdown, hundreds of nurses at four UnityPoint Health hospitals in the Des Moines area are voting this weekend on whether to unionize with Teamsters Local 90—an election being closely watched by non-union nurses across Iowa who are also struggling with understaffing and patient violence. The postponed UnityPoint vote among 1,776 health care professionals at Blank…
