Whirlpool announced today it is laying off 650 people at its Amana facility in eastern Iowa on June 1st. Iowa Federation of Labor president Charlie Wishman says state and federal leaders are part of the reason for the layoffs. “Rural manufacturing is dying all over the place, and especially in this state, and we need […]
Elected Iowa GOP officials oppose ending US Senate filibuster
Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation are rejecting one avenue for ending the federal government shutdown. There are 53 Republicans in the
