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Killing Kids in Iran While Kids in the U.S. Go Hungry - Workday Magazine This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and The American Prospect. When food stamps run low at the end of the month, Brenda has to get creative. She stretches her pantry to piece toget...

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

Why Target is the Center of an ICE-Out Campaign in Minnesota - Workday Magazine ICE Out of MN, a coalition of unions, worker centers, and community organizations, is putting pressure on Minnesota’s corporations that stayed silent as thousands of federal immigration agents wreaked...

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.

Inside the First-Ever Young Worker March on Washington 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.

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"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...

Inside the First-Ever Young Worker March on Washington - Workday Magazine 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.

“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 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.

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

Inside the First-Ever Young Worker March on Washington 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.

Thank you to @inthesetimes.com for co-publishing, read their version here: inthesetimes.com/article/youn...

Inside the First-Ever Young Worker March on Washington - Workday Magazine 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.

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 - Workday Magazine This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. First, she started checking for suspicious cars each day before leaving the house for work. Then, she began skipping work wh...

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 - Workday Magazine On February 13, restaurant workers rallied outside the Hospitality Minnesota building in downtown Minneapolis to deliver a Valentine’s Day card asking industry leaders to ban ICE from restaurants. The...

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

Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco pictured in 2020.

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

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~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.

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~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 - Workday Magazine On January 30, educators and children from the Twin Cities demonstrated in front of the governor’s mansion in St. Paul, Minn., led by rank-and-file members of Minneapolis Federation of Educators (MFE)...

Demand Grows for Statewide Eviction Moratorium in Minnesota

Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE One in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.

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

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The Minnesota Target Workers Who Walked Out Against ICE - The American Prospect Target gave $1 million to Trump’s inauguration and has allowed ICE staging and abductions on its property, is feeling pressure from its own employees.

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."
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The Minnesota Target Workers Who Walked Out Against ICE - Workday Magazine This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and The American Prospect. Rob doesn’t want anyone else to experience what his co-workers at the Target store in the Minneapolis suburb of Richf...

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 - Workday Magazine This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. Roughly one in four Minnesota voters either participated in the January 23 day of shutdown and protest against ICE, or have ...

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

“We Will Not Stop Until ICE Is Abolished”: Nurses Hold Week of Action Following Murder of Alex Pretti - Workday Magazine Nurses say Alex Pretti was upholding his oath to advocate for and protect his patients and community, and they are demanding the abolition of ICE.

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-...

Alex Pretti’s Killer May Be Part of His Union - Workday Magazine This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and Jewish Currents. On January 24th, Border Patrol agents shot and killed Veterans Affairs ICU nurse and ICE observer Alex Pretti in Minneapoli...

“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.”

“We’ll All Go Down to Jail”: January 23 Minnesota Shutdown Begins With Civil Disobedience - Workday Magazine Some 100 faith leaders are braving freezing temperatures to block a key road outside of the Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport to protest ICE.

This morning, 100 clergy who engaged in civil disobedience by blocking a key road at the Minneapolis – Saint Paul International Airport were arrested. The action continues in downtown Minneapolis w/ a march of thousands. Co-published with @inthesetimes.com workdaymagazine.org/well-all-go-...

“We’ll All Go Down to Jail”: January 23 Minnesota Shutdown Begins With Civil Disobedience - Workday Magazine Some 100 faith leaders are braving freezing temperatures to block a key road outside of the Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport to protest ICE.

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-...

“We’ll All Go Down to Jail”: January 23 Minnesota Shutdown Begins With Civil Disobedience - Workday Magazine Some 100 faith leaders are braving freezing temperatures to block a key road outside of the Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport to protest ICE.

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 - Workday Magazine This article is a publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. INNEAPOLIS, MINN.—When Feben Ghilagaber delivers food to fellow union members hiding from the thousands of federal immigration age...

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 - Workday Magazine On January 21, construction workers and community allies sang, chanted, and marched into the offices of D.R. Horton, which organizers say is the largest developer of single family homes in the country...

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 - Workday Magazine On Jan 18, Twin Cities postal workers with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 9 gathered at the post office on Lake Street in South Minneapolis to demand ICE discontinue its use...

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

Mark your calendars for January 23. Our latest stories covering the ongoing struggles in Minnesota.

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 - Workday Magazine This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and The Nation. In late 2025, federal immigration authorities detained a non-union janitor who had recently—and publicly—accused contractors for...

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 - Workday Magazine On the corner of Bloomington and 31st Street in South Minneapolis, workers with Metro Transit and allies held up a sign that read, “Minnesotans were abducted here.” It was the morning of January 14, a...

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

“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...

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