The small southwest Iowa town of Essex banned an LGBTQ group from marching in its Labor Day parade Monday. The Page County town of about 700 boasted that its parade welcomes participants from all around southwest Iowa, but that welcome was withdrawn by Essex’s mayor for Shenandoah Pride, a group of LGBTQ residents from across […]
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The Center for Worker Justice reflects on 10 years of advocacy, from the $10.10 pledge to COVID relief
Mazahir Salih learned about the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa by coincidence. In 2012, she moved to Iowa with her family. They settled in Coralville and her children went to school, with the exception of her 2-year-old son. Two months after moving, Salih took her son to the Coralville Public Library to pass […]
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Wage theft rampant, Center for Worker Justice empowers restaurant workers to get paid
In 2015, the Johnson County Supervisors took the lead in the battle for a living wage, acting to raise the local wage in three steps to $10.10 by January 1, 2017. Now Linn, Polk, Wapello and other Iowa counties have joined the fight. But fair labor laws are only as strong as their enforcement. When these laws are violated in Iowa City, the […]
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Photos: Hancher rising
Photos by Rachel Jessen Iowa City’s original Hancher Auditorium, destroyed in the 2008 flood, is being rebuilt from scratch. The new Hancher will seat 1,800 and is scheduled to host its first show in the Fall of 2016. Little Village recently sent a photographer to document the ongoing project, and shed light on those who’ve […]
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Weekend Warriors: 10 Labor Movement heroes who helped pave the way for our right to rest
The labor laws in place today didn’t get there on their own. Here are ten influential activists who helped pave the way.
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Photos: What we work for
Iowa City area residents explain what gets them out of bed (and off to work) in the morning. View the thumbnails below to read their responses. Photos by Brit Fowler This article was originally published in Little Village issue 182
