Labor

As former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin was preparing to retire after serving 40 years in Congress, he founded The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement in 2013 to carry on his legacy and policy work.

The Iowa Senate is looking at expanding driving privileges for 14- and 15-year-olds who want to drive to work, one year after loosening the rules around allowing them to work longer and later.

Recently, organized labor has experienced a string of big wins, and nationwide support for unions has reached a high-water mark not seen since the 1960s.

Gazette journalists discuss the latest political news over a brew for another Pints & Politics edition of River to River.

Women have made many strides in the workplace over the last century, but issues like the pay gap, occupational segregation and unequal divisions of household labor persist.

The UAW is escalating its strike today. What’s behind the resurgence of labor unions?

Members of the Writers Guild of America have been on strike since the beginning of May, the largest interruption to American film and television production since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

As former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin was preparing to retire after serving 40 years in Congress, he founded The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement in 2013 to carry on his legacy and policy work.

Host Ben Kieffer discusses some of the week's headlines, including new funding for renewable energy in rural areas, the closure of Iowa Wesleyan University and more.

Bills proposed in the Iowa House and Senate would relax some child labor laws.