After a fierce contract fight, transit workers celebrate the City of Rochester’s decision to terminate the contract with Transdev in favor of a new transit company following concerns over union busting, rider experience, and AI surveillance of workers.

Supporters packed the court today in solidarity with the MN 15 who were indicted on criminal conspiracy charges, which they consider to be a form of political repression, and an attack on unions’ and workers’ rights to freedom of speech, protest, and organizing. workdaymagazine.org/an-attack-on...

The national AFL-CIO held its 30th quadrennial constitutional convention in Minneapolis, where less than a week later, several unionists were arrested for their activism on charges of conspiracy. workdaymagazine.org/as-labor-cel...

500 concession workers at Target Field in Minneapolis will be on strike during the Minnesota Twins vs. LA Dodgers game tonight! They make minimum wage or close to it, and are demanding fair pay and health insurance from their employer, Delaware North Company. (Photo via UNITE HERE Local 17)

From fascism to AI, our world is breaking. Only rank-and-file workers can save it. A blockbuster panel with labor journalists @kimkelly.bsky.social @alexnpress.bsky.social @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com therealnews.com/from-fascism...

“The real pressure they’re imposing on us is refusing to let us speak to our best friends for months, potentially years. That’s punishment without a conviction.” –Erik Davis, an educator and organizer who was among the 15 people indicted in Minnesota. workdaymagazine.org/well-continu...

FOIA Documents Show “Intrusive” AI System is Monitoring Rochester Bus Drivers

Minnesota Trade Unionists Among Those Targeted in Federal Indictments of ICE Observers “I think this is intended to make workers shy away from being vociferous in their opposition to state sponsored violence.” by @sarahlazare.bsky.social and @radicalamy.bsky.social

Minnesota trade unionists active in worker assemblies are among 15 people indicted by the federal government today, as part of a crackdown on organizing in opposition to ICE. The indictment cited participation in worker assemblies as evidence of criminal conspiracy. By me & @radicalamy.bsky.social

The annual “Dancing in the Streets” parade for International Sex Workers’ Day continues in downtown Minneapolis where workers reflect on the toll of Operation Metro Surge.

A report finds that anti-union tactics are more common in Minnesota nursing homes that receive public funding.

“Bigger Than a Contract”: In the Twin Cities, Marches, Strikes, and Blockades for May Day

In the last few months, Minnesota has not only made headlines, but history. The resistance to ICE atrocities has been fueled by working class collective action & care. Join us & @haymarketbooks.org today at 4:30 pm CT/5:30pm ET to hear more! Register here: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...

One Day Longer, One Day Stronger Hear from union leaders & rank-and-filers who've been active on the frontlines and behind the scenes about how Minnesota's labor movement is resisting ICE. W/ @workdaymagazine.bsky.social. Tues, March 24 5:30 PM ET RSVP: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...

A strike in Colorado shows what happens when thousands of workers confront one of the most concentrated industries in the American economy.

Minneapolis residents and organizers are calling Mayor Frey’s veto of an ordinance extending pre-eviction notices an act of “betrayal.” workdaymagazine.org/in-the-landl...

Killing Kids in Iran While Kids in the U.S. Go Hungry For the money the U.S. is spending on war with Iran, it could be covering food stamps for 41 million people or Medicaid for 16 million people. by @sarahlazare.bsky.social

Labor organizer Veronica Mendez Moore explains why unions, worker centers, and other organizations are focusing on Target to lead the corporate push against ICE in Minnesota.

"Alex lost his life that day because we are not okay. We are living in a pivotal moment that compels us to act and take back this country from authoritarians.” ICYMI, our story on the first ever young workers march that took place last month in D.C. ⤵️ workdaymagazine.org/inside-the-f...

“We’re in a war, and we’re fighting as hard as we can to make sure the movement doesn’t stop.” workdaymagazine.org/inside-the-f...

Inside the first-ever Young Worker March on Washington: young federal workers are organizing for higher wages, affordable care/housing, union rights, and a future they can actually live in. Amie Stager reports, in partnership with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social

Federal workers who led the first-ever young workers march on Washington want to see young workers rise up across the U.S. and demand more from their employers and government. workdaymagazine.org/inside-the-f...

Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers. By @rebeccaburns.bsky.social and @sarahlazare.bsky.social

Waiters, Cooks, and Bartenders Are Calling on Hospitality Industry to Ban ICE From Minnesota Restaurants

ICE abducted Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco, a workers’ rights organizer well known in Minnesota for fighting wage theft and labor trafficking. “I don’t know when I’m going to be seeing my dad again.” @sarahlazare.bsky.social reports with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/work...

~NEW EPISODE~ How labor and communities are fighting ICE in Minneapolis. In our latest, @bobbuzzanco.bsky.social and @sparki1969.bsky.social talk w/ labor journalist Amie Stager of @workdaymagazine.bsky.social about what’s happening on the ground in the Twin Cities. 🎙️: bit.ly/4aLLlmy

~NEW EPISODE~ How labor and communities are fighting ICE in Minneapolis. In our latest, @bobbuzzanco.bsky.social and @sparki1969.bsky.social talk w/ labor journalist Amie Stager of @workdaymagazine.bsky.social about what’s happening on the ground in the Twin Cities. 🎙️: bit.ly/4aLLlmy

Demand Grows for Statewide Eviction Moratorium in Minnesota

1 in 4 Minnesotans participated in the Jan. 23 shutdown against ICE, or had a loved one who did. Polling shows massive participation & support. @sarahlazare.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social & @thomasbirm.bsky.social report with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/labo...

Our friends at @workdaymagazine.bsky.social profiled Target workers who went out on strike on January 23 to protest their non-union employer's collaboration with ICE. One worker said: "For me, it was about speaking out for those who really can’t." prospect.org/2026/02/04/t...

The Minnesota Target Workers Who Walked Out Against ICE The retailer, which gave $1 million to Trump’s inauguration and has allowed ICE staging and abductions on its property, is feeling pressure from its own employees. by @sarahlazare.bsky.social

Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE 1 in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did. by @sarahlazare.bsky.social, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social

Nurses say ICE is a threat to public health, and that Alex Pretti was upholding his oath to advocate for and protect his patients and community. They are demanding justice, and the abolition of ICE. workdaymagazine.org/we-will-not-...

“We ask you to show some courage. We ask you to uphold the most fundamental principle of unionism—that an injury to one is an injury to all.”

UPDATE: Thousands of Minnesotans chanting ​“No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here,” are marching through downtown Minneapolis to demand ICE leave the state. workdaymagazine.org/well-all-go-...

Today's major work stoppage called by a large coalition to resist the ICE occupation in Minnesota has begun with a civil disobedience action by unions, clergy, and community members at the MSP airport. workdaymagazine.org/well-all-go-...

How One Minnesota Union Is Helping Members Survive the Federal Siege - by @sarahlazare.bsky.social

Construction Workers Occupy Lobby of a Developer, Demand Action Against ICE Raids on Job Sites

“Protect Our Routes, Get ICE Out”: Postal Workers Rally in Minneapolis

Read @workdaymagazine.bsky.social's newsletter on how Minnesota workers and labor are organizing in the face of a ferocious federal assault. "In the words of Meridel Le Seuer, we have appeared in the thunder of our solidarity." Newsletter by Amie Stager.

How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Chills Organizing and Erodes Conditions for All Workers When one group of workers is terrorized or disappeared, it threatens all workers’ ability to fight for their labor rights. by @sarahlazare.bsky.social

Metro Transit Workers Rally at Bus Stop Where ICE Abduction Took Place, Demand ICE Not Interfere with Transit Operations

“No work, no school, no shopping." Major labor unions and community groups are calling for every Minnesotan to leverage their labor and economic power and refuse to show up to work on Friday, January 23. workdaymagazine.org/we-are-facin...

Minneapolis Teachers, Parents Denounce Federal Agents’ Assault at Roosevelt High, Demand ICE Leave

Three Times Workers Resisted Fascism in Minnesota History workdaymagazine.org/three-times-...

Minnesota unions, worker centers & organizations have signed on to a letter calling on @GovTimWalz to declare a state of emergency & eviction moratorium throughout the “occupation by ICE, HSI, Customs & Border Patrol, and other federal agencies.” docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Substitute preschool teacher Eleanor Titcomb is worried about how federal cuts are going to affect the children she works with, and the workers who provide for them. “Many centers are barely hanging on as it is,” she says. “This would be detrimental. workdaymagazine.org/youre-there-...

Minnesota Labor Coalition Demands Disney Subcontractor Pay Incarcerated Workers Minimum Wage

“There Is a War Against Us”: Worker Leader, Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out Willian Giménez González is free, but he worries about thousands of others who were abducted from the Chicago area. Read our latest collaboration with @inthesetimes.com by @sarahlazare.bsky.social

Airport workers and rideshare drivers marched in freezing weather, demanding that the Metropolitan Airport Commission and private companies end ICE deportation flights out of MSP. workdaymagazine.org/no-more-terr...