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Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency servic...
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“We fight like hell on all issues of wages, benefits, and discipline. And that gives us some credibility to talk about things more broadly. So we talk about the philosophy that an injury to one is an injury to all. I tell people that’s my religion.” labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
One of the big issues nurses are fighting for is safety, because of the kind of routine violence they’re exposed to, especially in emergency rooms 🧵1/7
Listen to the episode on the @nynurses.bsky.social strike, now heading to its third week: labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/15000-nurs...
Listen to the episode on the @nynurses.bsky.social strike, now heading to its third week: labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/15000-nurs...
January 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
One of the big issues nurses are fighting for is safety, because of the kind of routine violence they’re exposed to, especially in emergency rooms 🧵1/7
Listen to the episode on the @nynurses.bsky.social strike, now heading to its third week: labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/15000-nurs...
Listen to the episode on the @nynurses.bsky.social strike, now heading to its third week: labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/15000-nurs...
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Alyssa Oursler reports from Minneapolis, where ICE killed again—and a mass movement is taking shape. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Feds Kill Again in Minneapolis. Minnesotans Are Fighting Back.
Minneapolis has become ground zero for the Trump administration’s war on immigrants and the growing resistance to it.
www.thenation.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Alyssa Oursler reports from Minneapolis, where ICE killed again—and a mass movement is taking shape. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Hundreds of people gather for a vigil at the site where 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse and member of AFGE 3669, was shot and killed by federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Hundreds of people gather for a vigil at the site where 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse and member of AFGE 3669, was shot and killed by federal agents.
“We fight like hell on all issues of wages, benefits, and discipline. And that gives us some credibility to talk about things more broadly. So we talk about the philosophy that an injury to one is an injury to all. I tell people that’s my religion.” labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency servic...
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January 24, 2026 at 10:35 PM
“We fight like hell on all issues of wages, benefits, and discipline. And that gives us some credibility to talk about things more broadly. So we talk about the philosophy that an injury to one is an injury to all. I tell people that’s my religion.” labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
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Update: Federal agents murdered ICU nurse Alex Pretti. That’s the name of the legal observer federal agents executed in Minneapolis today. He was a union member.
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Update: Federal agents murdered ICU nurse Alex Pretti. That’s the name of the legal observer federal agents executed in Minneapolis today. He was a union member.
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AFGE Local 3669 statement:
January 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
AFGE Local 3669 statement:
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I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
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Workers in two hundred and fifteen cities are walking off the job today in solidarity with the general strike in Minneapolis, according to @migrantinsider.bsky.social.
January 23, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Workers in two hundred and fifteen cities are walking off the job today in solidarity with the general strike in Minneapolis, according to @migrantinsider.bsky.social.
Scenes of civil disobedience outside the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, where protesters, including religious readers, blocked the road on a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23. Photos by @lfelizleon.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Scenes of civil disobedience outside the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, where protesters, including religious readers, blocked the road on a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23. Photos by @lfelizleon.bsky.social
🎙️New on the Labor Notes Pod: “We desperately want to be at the bedside taking care of our patients, that’s why we chose this profession. Our patients become our families, our co-workers become our families—this is more than just a job to us.” labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/15000-nurs... 1/5
January 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
🎙️New on the Labor Notes Pod: “We desperately want to be at the bedside taking care of our patients, that’s why we chose this profession. Our patients become our families, our co-workers become our families—this is more than just a job to us.” labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/15000-nurs... 1/5
"The structures that exist now—our unions and other organized groups that are fighting for immigrant justice, tenant rights, and a fair economy, as scattered and weak as they may be—are the vehicles we have to organize a fightback..." 🧵 1/4
At first glance, a General Strike sounds impossible — but a strategic look back at the coordinated strikes and militancy of the past two decades shows we might be much closer than we think.
All eyes are on Minnesota for tomorrow.
All eyes are on Minnesota for tomorrow.
Maybe a General Strike Isn’t So Impossible Now
At first glance it sounds impossible — but a strategic look back at the coordinated strikes and militancy of the past two decades shows we might be much closer than we think.
inthesetimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:14 PM
"The structures that exist now—our unions and other organized groups that are fighting for immigrant justice, tenant rights, and a fair economy, as scattered and weak as they may be—are the vehicles we have to organize a fightback..." 🧵 1/4
Workers at the upscale grocery chain New Seasons have won a first contract, after more than three years of organizing labornotes.org/2026/01/port... 1/5
Portland Grocery Workers Score Big First Contract Win
Workers at the upscale grocery chain New Seasons have won a first contract, after more than three years of organizing. The contract covers 850 workers at the 10 stores in Portland, Oregon, that have j...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Workers at the upscale grocery chain New Seasons have won a first contract, after more than three years of organizing labornotes.org/2026/01/port... 1/5
A special Spanish-language edition of Labor Notes is making the rounds in Minneapolis this weekend, where @lfelizleon.bsky.social is on the ground 🧵1/2
Spanish edition translation and design credit: @nataschaelena.bsky.social ✨
Spanish edition translation and design credit: @nataschaelena.bsky.social ✨
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A special Spanish-language edition of Labor Notes is making the rounds in Minneapolis this weekend, where @lfelizleon.bsky.social is on the ground 🧵1/2
Spanish edition translation and design credit: @nataschaelena.bsky.social ✨
Spanish edition translation and design credit: @nataschaelena.bsky.social ✨
“The attack on immigrants is not new, but the intensity we are seeing is just extreme, and so many more people are stepping up right now to meet the moment,” said Jason Rodney, a Minneapolis public school teacher. @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports
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Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency servic...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
“The attack on immigrants is not new, but the intensity we are seeing is just extreme, and so many more people are stepping up right now to meet the moment,” said Jason Rodney, a Minneapolis public school teacher. @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports
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Tonight (Thursday, Jan 22), 7 p.m. Eastern. There's still time to sign up! labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Stewards' Workshop, Thursday, January 22: Meetings can be a way for shop stewards to bring their co-workers together to build strength in their fight against the boss—when they're run effectively
Learn how to run meetings that bring members in: labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Learn how to run meetings that bring members in: labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Stewards' Workshop: Holding Effective Meetings
This workshop is intended for stewards and elected officers who work closely with stewards. Please register only if this applies to you. Chances are that we've all been to a bad meeting. One person ta...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Tonight (Thursday, Jan 22), 7 p.m. Eastern. There's still time to sign up! labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Under the banner “ICE Out of MN: Day of Truth and Freedom,” organizers and workers are demanding ICE leave Minnesota, for the officer who killed Renee Good to be held accountable, for no additional federal funding for ICE, and for businesses to cut ties with the federal agency
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Under the banner “ICE Out of MN: Day of Truth and Freedom,” organizers and workers are demanding ICE leave Minnesota, for the officer who killed Renee Good to be held accountable, for no additional federal funding for ICE, and for businesses to cut ties with the federal agency
“We’ve seen peaceful protestors met with riot gear, and we’ve heard the threats to deploy active-duty Marines against American citizens. Using the military to silence dissent isn't strength, it’s tyranny.” labornotes.org/2026/01/how-...
How Vets in Labor Have Joined the Fight Against Trump
The U.S. is home to 17 million military veterans. About 1.3 million of them currently work in union jobs, with women and people of color making up the fastest-growing cohorts. Veterans are more likely...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:04 AM
“We’ve seen peaceful protestors met with riot gear, and we’ve heard the threats to deploy active-duty Marines against American citizens. Using the military to silence dissent isn't strength, it’s tyranny.” labornotes.org/2026/01/how-...
Under siege, Minnesotans are leaning on organizations at work and in their neighborhoods to end the terror.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Under siege, Minnesotans are leaning on organizations at work and in their neighborhoods to end the terror.
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“We need the safe staffing. We need to feel safe in the workplace. We need our benefits so we can take care of our patients. This right here is us saying we need what we need to take care of this community.” labornotes.org/2026/01/fift...
Fifteen Thousand New York City Nurses Strike
Fifteen thousand nurses across 10 campuses in New York City’s three biggest hospital systems are on an open-ended strike. It’s the city’s largest nurse strike in decades. Picket lines stretched for bl...
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January 21, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“We need the safe staffing. We need to feel safe in the workplace. We need our benefits so we can take care of our patients. This right here is us saying we need what we need to take care of this community.” labornotes.org/2026/01/fift...
Stewards' Workshop, Thursday, January 22: Meetings can be a way for shop stewards to bring their co-workers together to build strength in their fight against the boss—when they're run effectively
Learn how to run meetings that bring members in: labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Learn how to run meetings that bring members in: labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Stewards' Workshop: Holding Effective Meetings
This workshop is intended for stewards and elected officers who work closely with stewards. Please register only if this applies to you. Chances are that we've all been to a bad meeting. One person ta...
labornotes.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Stewards' Workshop, Thursday, January 22: Meetings can be a way for shop stewards to bring their co-workers together to build strength in their fight against the boss—when they're run effectively
Learn how to run meetings that bring members in: labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Learn how to run meetings that bring members in: labornotes.org/events/2026/...
“It’s time for every Minnesotan who loves this state and the notion of truth and freedom to raise their voices and deepen their solidarity for neighbors and coworkers living under this federal occupation,” said @mplsunions.bsky.social president Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency servic...
labornotes.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:24 AM
“It’s time for every Minnesotan who loves this state and the notion of truth and freedom to raise their voices and deepen their solidarity for neighbors and coworkers living under this federal occupation,” said @mplsunions.bsky.social president Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
Ahead of the statewide day of action in Minnesota on Friday, January 23, (no work, no school, no shopping), @flyingwithsara.bsky.social, international president of the @afacwa.org, described the current moment in Minneapolis as a political landmark similar to Memphis in the 1960s 🧵1/5
January 19, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Ahead of the statewide day of action in Minnesota on Friday, January 23, (no work, no school, no shopping), @flyingwithsara.bsky.social, international president of the @afacwa.org, described the current moment in Minneapolis as a political landmark similar to Memphis in the 1960s 🧵1/5
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Updated list of Minnesota unions and labor federations endorsing the Jan. 23 shutdown to protest the federal assault on the state, under the banner of “no work, no school, no shopping”: Amalgamated Transit Union 1005, CWA Local 7250, St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28...
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Updated list of Minnesota unions and labor federations endorsing the Jan. 23 shutdown to protest the federal assault on the state, under the banner of “no work, no school, no shopping”: Amalgamated Transit Union 1005, CWA Local 7250, St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28...
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23 @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports 🧵1/7
The beating heart of a fighting labor movement is in Minnesota. One of the key battles for the future of working people will be determined there. Trump’s goons are treating their assault on the state as a workshop for what to do next. Solidarity is the answer.
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency servic...
labornotes.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23 @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports 🧵1/7
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The beating heart of a fighting labor movement is in Minnesota. One of the key battles for the future of working people will be determined there. Trump’s goons are treating their assault on the state as a workshop for what to do next. Solidarity is the answer.
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency servic...
labornotes.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The beating heart of a fighting labor movement is in Minnesota. One of the key battles for the future of working people will be determined there. Trump’s goons are treating their assault on the state as a workshop for what to do next. Solidarity is the answer.
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...