IOWA CITY — A union representing University of Iowa graduate students seeks a 5 percent salary increase for graduate student employees for each of the next two years. The UE Local 896-COGS (Campaign to Organize Graduate Students) opened negotiations for the 2013-15 contract Thursday with the organization’s proposal. UI and state Board of Regents officials [...]

  CEDAR RAPIDS — The bargaining group that represents Kirkwood Community College faculty opened contract negotiations Tuesday with a proposal for a 6 percent salary increase next year. The negotiation team that represents the Kirkwood administration then followed with its proposal for a 0.5 percent increase to salary and a 0.6 percent increase to the [...]