Congrats to the Miller Hill Surgery Center RNs! After a long hard fight, they have just wont a tentative agreement on a first contract with Essentia Health!

Thank you to everyone who turned out yesterday for the Labor press conference in support of Duluth's Right to Repair. Representatives of United Steelworkers Local 9460, Minnesota Nurses Association, SEIU and AFSCME Council 5 spoke about why their unions are supporting this important initiative.

Northwoods activist calendar for the week of Oct. 21, 2025: mailchi.mp/6e985ae678e1...

Regardless of whether the ceasefire in Gaza holds or not, there is still so much work to be done. Please help us spread the word about this teach-in on Saturday. We'll be presenting on important ongoing solidarity projects that folks can plug into! www.facebook.com/events/80018...

Today would have been the 43rd birthday of Carl, the founder of our Collective. You are sorely missed, comrade. Rest in peace.

NGL, this protest was so large it was hard to get photos that captured the full size of the crowd. Thousands of folks from every neighborhood in Duluth and from surrounding communities. Dozens of unions and community groups are here in force.

Activists gathered at the WE Health Clinic this evening to cover the plaza with supportive side walk chalkings. This will be what patients see tomorrow after they're escorted through the anti-abortion hecklers. The next Chalk for Choice will be Oct. 29: www.facebook.com/events/15038...

Here is the Northwoods activist calendar for the week of Oct. 14, 2025: mailchi.mp/2b31f4e6cb5e...

We celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay and offer the following partial and diverse list of voices and resources for readers to honor this day and the peoples it represents

Tom Alter was fired from Texas State Univ. for speaking at socialist conference on his own time. Support the Committee to Defend Tom Alter: defendtomalter.org. Join us in standing up for free speech and calling for Tom to be fully reinstated! #JusticeForTomAlter

Info About BlackRock and the Purchase of MN Power northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2025/10/info...

This coming Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day! There will be a series of events held at or in front of the Duluth City Hall. Check out the event page for a full list and a timeline: www.facebook.com/events/21597...

In memory of the more than 300 journalists who have been targeted and killed by the state of Israel in the past 2 years

Here is the Northwoods activist calendar for the week of Oct. 7, 2025: mailchi.mp/bb46f13e0b87...

Spread the word! A group of students from Harbor City are planning a walk out at 12:15, followed by a rally at 12:30 against the sale of MN Power to BlackRock. They are invited the community to join them. Lets stand with the students, and raise our voices against this corporate sell out!

Here is our best attempt to list all of the October 18 NO KINGS! protests that are planned across the Northwoods ~ from International Falls to Ironwood. Let us know if we missed any! There is also a list on the calendar of our website: northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/.../calendar...

Here are some photos from yesterday's Feed Gaza Now! picket. It was held on the I-35 pedestrian overpass near the M&H gas station in Duluth. Thank you to everyone who turned out, and to all of the passing cars who honked support!

Please join us for a highway banner protest this Thursday at 5pm at the I-35 pedestrian overpass by M&H. We are demanding that Gaza be fed now, and that the Global Sumud Flotilla be allowed to deliver humanitarian aid safely.

Here is the Northwoods activist calendar for the week of September 30, 2025: mailchi.mp/16c80b64dde7...

Yesterday was Duluth's 10th annual remembrance event for Sheila St. Clair's disappearance. These photos are by Brandon Blue. Shout out to Shawn Carr for keeping the memory of Sheila alive, as well as to Rene Ann Goodrich and all of the other organizers.

This is the time of year that the anti-abortion reactionaries hold their "40 Days for Life" protests in front of Duluth's abortion clinic. We're always looking for more abortion clinic escorts. You can sign up on the WE Health Clinic website: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...

Reinstate Tom Salter! Defend Free Speech!

Here is the Northwoods activist calendar for the week of September 23, 2025: mailchi.mp/8f8a2ec39229...

We urge any of our readers who are members of Teamsters Local 320 to consider supporting the "320 Teamster Action" slate in the upcoming November union officer elections: www.320teamsteraction.org

Northwoods activist calendar for the week of September 16, 2025: mailchi.mp/d86c59953b91...

The strike is over! The University has come back to the table and made an offer that was acceptable to the union's Negotiating Committee. As a result a Tentative Agreement has been signed, and the membership will now vote on whether to accept or reject it. We'll keep you posted!

It's Day 2 of the Teamsters strike at UMD. Pickets are up at every entrance and should be going until 10pm or so. So come on by! And now there are even biffies for picketers to use on College Street, so you can bring a beverage and stay for a while 🙂

Teamsters are on strike at UMD! Pickets are up at every campus entrance. Come by and walk the line for a bit! We've posted a summary of the strike, what the issues are and links to the union, on our website: northwoods-socialists.blogspot.com/2025/09/team...

Here is this week's Northwoods activist calendar: mailchi.mp/cf27c52ce82d...

After the University refused to give their custodial, maintenance & food service workers a fair contract, Teamsters Local 320 has announced that they are going on strike. The strike pickets will be going up at UMD at 4am Tuesday morning. Stop by and show your support!

Police dismantle perfectly legal White House peace vigil that had been going 24/7 for 44 years on Trump’s orders: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

If you're a student at St. Scholatica, you should check this out:

The Teamsters at UMD, as well as the rest of the U of M system, voted down overwhelmingly the University's "Last and Final Offer" by 82%. Stay tuned for more info about a possible upcoming strike!

Thank you to everyone who turned out yesterday for the "Feed Gaza Now!" highway banner protest. It was a cold and rainy, but that didn't stop these folks from raising their voices against the ongoing atrocities being committed by the Israeli military in Gaza. #feedgazanow

Dozens of folks turned out yesterday for a rally and press conference that was organized by Sierra Club and CURE MN. Folks are concerned about BlackRock, a massive private equity company, trying to take over the local MN Power utility company.

Here is the Northwoods activist calendar for the week of September 2, 2025: mailchi.mp/84b3bc5c3041...

Here are some photos of the Defend Democracy protest that Duluth 50501 held on the 35th Ave. W pedestrian overpass this evening. This was part of a series of bridge protests up and down Hwy 35. Good Trouble Indivisible holds protests on this bridge every Friday at 4:30.

Here is this week's Northwoods activist calendar. There are a LOT of events this week, especially this coming Friday and Monday. The resistance continues! mailchi.mp/f74ecc559ddf...

On Labor Day Duluth 50501 will be holding a Workers Over Billionaires protest at 11am. Mark your calendars and help us spread the word! www.facebook.com/events/19178...

Northwoods activist calendar for the week of August 19, 2025: mailchi.mp/9c06db31792a...

Here are some anti-capitalist cat memes to help you get through this Monday:

Northwoods activist calendar for the week of August 12, 2025: mailchi.mp/b67523bae922...

Here is the Northwoods activist calendar for the week of August 5, 2025: mailchi.mp/2de28eeb9adf...

Northwoods activist calendar for the week of July 29, 2025: mailchi.mp/a71c5577e998...