Tag: wages
Iowa unemployment benefits to increase July 6
Iowa Workforce Development will raise the maximum weekly unemployment benefit to $763 starting the benefit week of July 6, 2025, up from $739 in...
Johnson County Supervisors vote to raise minimum wage to $13.02
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has approved an increase to the county’s recommended minimum wage, raising it to $13.02 per hour starting July...
Teamsters begin strike against Cargill corn plant in Cedar Rapids
Members of Teamsters Local 238 voted Tuesday, Oct. 1 to authorize a strike against Cargill’s corn milling plant in southeast Cedar Rapids.
Local 238 leaders...
Residential building worker wages continue to rise
Compared to a year ago, average hourly earnings for residential building workers continue to rise, as the construction labor market remains tight, the National...
Conference Board: Higher inflation to persist into 2023
Inflation has skyrocketed over the past year, hitting 7% by the end of 2021, and a variety of pressures, both temporary and persistent, are...
Iowans’ unemployment and injury benefits increase
Iowa Workforce Development announced on Wednesday there will be an increase to the amount of maximum weekly benefits paid to unemployed Iowans and to...
(Un)Hired Help: Working on the edge
The American economy has roared back to life since the Great Recession more than a decade ago, but the crisis also left a permanent...
(Un)Hired Help: Working on the edge
The American economy has roared back to life since the Great Recession more than a decade ago, but the crisis also left a permanent...