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The legislation comes nearly a year after two workers died in an inmate attack at the Anamosa State Penitentiary.

A $468,000 consultants report says improvements are needed in training, pay and retention of prison employees to address lack of adequate staffing.

By Sue Danielson Photo: AFSCME Local 61 (Undated) -- Theres a new leader of Iowas largest labor union. Rick Eilander as been named the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Workers, Local 61. He takes over for long-AFSCME leader Danny Homan who is retiring. Delegates met this weekend for their convention and unanimously elected Eilander, who has been a union representative with the council since 2006. Eilander most recently was an organizer working with loc...