Quad-City voices join outcry against closing University of Iowa Labor Center - Linda Cook, Quad City Times

Quad-City voices, including labor leaders, have joined the Save Our Labor Center initiative, which will continue with community forums throughout the state. The University of Iowa Labor Center is housed in the university’s College of Law, in Iowa City, said Jennifer Sherer, director of the center. In early July, the College of Law informed labor center staff that in one year’s time, the center’s university funding would be eliminated and its entire staff would be terminated, while the University of Iowa funding that traditionally has been allocated to the center would remain in the College of Law budget, she said. On Wednesday, members of the Quad-City community spoke at a 90-minute hearing, where participants called on the university to reverse its course on the decision. https://qctimes.com/news/quad-city-voices-join-outcry-against-closing-university-of-iowa/article_1f7e1757-9e0f-5d2f-b9ed-890bf0f14841.html