Labor

Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Hurts U.S.-Born Workers, Too

The research is clear: when immigrant workers are targeted, it threatens all workers’ ability to fight for better pay and conditions.

Sarah Lazare

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.

Sarah Lazare, Thomas Birmingham and Ari Bloomekatz

Minneapolis Fights Back: An Episode of The Dig

Host Dan Denvir speaks with Minneapolis organizers about the impact of the January 23, 2026, work stoppage amidst the continued ICE occupation of Minnesota.

Daniel Denvir

The U.S. Workers Who Went on Strike for Gaza

How one UAW local pulled off a mass strike in solidarity with the Gaza protest encampments, and in opposition to the US-Israeli slaughter of Palestinians.

Sarah Lazare

A Staggering Number of Minnesotans Took to the Streets Friday to Demand ICE Leave. The Next Day, ICE Responded by Killing Another Resident.

Saturday morning marked the third shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis this month. “How many more Americans need to die for this operation to end?” said Mayor Jacob Frey.

Thomas Birmingham and Ari Bloomekatz

"ICE Is Made Up of a Bunch of Cowards"

Artist Margaret Vail Palmquist eviscerates ICE in a series of illustrations over its abduction of a 5-year-old in the Minneapolis area earlier in the week.

Margaret Vail Palmquist

“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.

Sarah Lazare

“No Work. No Spending": Minnesota Workers Strike Today to Protest ICE

A critical conversation with Minnesota union leaders about a massive general strike that begins on Friday, January 23.

Maximillian Alvarez

How One Minnesota Union Is Helping Members Survive the Federal Siege

UNITE HERE Local 17 is one of many unions, community organizations and faith groups calling for a work stoppage tomorrow, showing a key way Minnesotans are organizing against ICE.

Sarah Lazare

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.

Alex Han