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...

“An Attempt To Dismantle Liberal Arts Curriculum”: Why Union Members Are Concerned About Changes at the University of Wisconsin

On November 13, Minnesota Starbucks workers joined @sbworkersunited.org in the “Red Cup Rebellion,” an open-ended nationwide ULP strike at over 65 Starbucks stores across the U.S. workdaymagazine.org/it-restores-...

Chicago’s Operation Midway Blitz has led to a surge in ICE raids. Families are hiding for days, missing work and losing income. Wage theft complaints are up as workers face fear and exploitation. @sarahlazare.bsky.social reports with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/undo...

This article is a joint publication of @inthesetimes.com and @workdaymagazine.bsky.social. You can see the Workday version here.

Visible and Invisible: How ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago’s Working Class Fear, panic, hiding for days—this is the experience of families under assault by the Trump Administration by @sarahlazare.bsky.social

A new generation of leaders is reviving the labor movement with historic tactics. Learn more in our latest story on the Inside Organizer School and their recent visit to the Twin Cities. workdaymagazine.org/get-on-the-j...

Food Service Workers at MSP Airport May Go On Strike Before Thanksgiving Holiday

Why 650 Minnesota Doctors May Go on Strike Allina Health doctors are set to strike for one day in order to improve conditions for both providers and the patients they serve.

Today, @mfelocal59.bsky.social announced strike authorization vote results with 92% of voters approving a strike if needed. Why are Minneapolis educators escalating their actions for a contract? Read our recent story here: workdaymagazine.org/42-students-...

Chicago Day Laborer, in ICE Detention, Says He’s Facing Retaliation Because Supporters Are Protesting His Abduction “I was targeted for transfer to prevent my supporters from helping me.” by @sarahlazare.bsky.social

Willian Giménez González, a known advocate for the rights of day laborers, was abducted by federal agents in Chicago on September 12. He told me that he is now facing retaliation within ICE custody. “I was targeted for transfer to prevent my supporters from helping me,” he says. My latest.

The South St. Paul tanning workers who went on strike this past week won a tentative agreement yesterday! Update to come! workdaymagazine.org/why-twin-cit...

Minneapolis educators union @mfelocal59.bsky.social just announced they will be holding a strike vote starting next Thursday if a settlement isn’t reached at the next mediation session. workdaymagazine.org/42-students-...

Tanning workers in South St. Paul who work in hazardous conditions with harsh chemicals have been on a ULP strike for one week today. They're asking for better wages and say their employer hasn’t budged workdaymagazine.org/why-twin-cit...

“An Optimistic Book for Horrifying Times”: An Interview with Labor Writer and Historian Dave Kamper

How ICE Terror Campaigns Are Used to Discipline Labor While Chicago sees a surge of ICE detentions, workers are facing retaliation as immigrants when they advocate for their rights. Read our latest by @sarahlazare.bsky.social, published in partnership with @prospect.org

In September, @mfelocal59.bsky.social held their last public bargaining session before mediation. Their proposals on class size and wages directly impact student & worker safety, the quality of education, and keep up with the cost of living. workdaymagazine.org/42-students-...

“The militarization of our community is a union issue, because no one is safe until all of us are safe.” new from @sarahlazare.bsky.social

“Even When They Gas Us”: Hundreds Brave Tear Gas, Pepper Balls to Protest ICE Read our latest collaboration with @inthesetimes.com by @sarahlazare.bsky.social

“One thing that we reiterate is that fear is one of the tactics that they’re reliably using, and that it is important for us to fight against it, to be daringly open, to be daringly in community with each other.” -Miguel Alvelo Rivera, Latino Union of Chicago

ICE Abducts Man Suing Off-Duty Police for Abusing Day Laborers “The Department of Homeland Security has become the department of state terror,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez. Read our latest collaboration with @inthesetimes.com

UPDATE: yesterday, Teamsters Local 320 filed ULP complaints against UMN for alleged violation of workers’ rights & @farmaid.org artists & organizers express solidarity with workers, refusing to cross the picket line ahead of the 40-year-old festival scheduled for Sept. 20th

Hundreds of University of Minnesota facilities and food service workers are on strike on UMN campuses across the state.

“We Cannot Water Down Our Proposals Anymore”: UMN Teamsters Go on Strike

“What is happening at Hennepin county?” Seven Senior Janitors Let Go with No Notice

"Management can tear up the collective bargaining agreement, but it cannot get rid of the collective identity of workers, he says. They can still support each other, remain in communication and community, and act in solidarity on the job." via @sarahlazare.bsky.social

Deteriorating services, moms forced back from maternity leave, and more as federal workers lose formal union protections. Read our latest by @sarahlazare.bsky.social, published in partnership with @prospect.org