The agreement includes fully funded family health care, limits on the use of AI, sanctuary protections, and more.
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San Francisco Teachers Win Big, Ending City’s First Educator Strike in Decades Read Post »
Every few months, you likely notice something: people on Instagram calling for a general strike. The posts will appear suddenly, evincing urgency but sparse in details. Their provenance is usually obscure. But the message is always clear. To resist Trump’s authoritarian agenda, Americans need to unite in a national economic blackout. The cyclical nature of […]
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Six Vital Lessons From Minnesota’s General Strike Read Post »
“No work. No school. No shopping. Stop funding ICE.” That’s the rallying cry behind the campaign for a nationwide general strike on Friday, seeking to galvanize opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. This week, I went to the University of Minnesota, my alma mater, to speak to some of the students behind the effort […]
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Meet the Minnesota Students Behind Today’s National General Strike Campaign Read Post »
“Alex Pretti was one of us,” an NIH worker who asked not to be named told me over the phone. That’s a phrase I’ve been hearing a lot since Saturday, when the 37 year-old Veterans Affairs nurse was assaulted and then fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis. The circumstances of the killing—called an execution […]
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Alex Pretti Was a Hero. To These Workers, He Was a Colleague, Too. Read Post »
Organizing and rights trainings have helped health care workers protect their colleagues and their patients.
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Minneapolis Health Care Workers Are Organizing to Defend Their Patients From ICE Read Post »
Elections, labor, mutual aid, and local organizing wins in 2025 point to strategies that can work in the coming year.
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After the Devastation of Trump’s First Year, These Popular Rebellions Offer Hope Read Post »
The workers used creative, disruptive tactics to win. Their victory holds lessons for the global labor movement.
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Striking Spanish Workers Just Showed That Amazon Is Not Invincible Read Post »
One contract priority is keeping ICE out of medical facilities, says nurse and lead strike organizer Michelle Gonzalez.
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Mamdani and Sanders Join Picket Line as NYC Nurses’ Strike Enters 10th Day Read Post »
An economic blackout on January 23 could be the first general strike in Minnesota since in nearly 100 years.
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With Twin Cities Under Siege by ICE, Minnesota Moves Toward a General Strike Read Post »
Danger on the job is on the rise as federal funding, workplace inspections, and safety regulations decline.
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Report Finds Workers Are Less Safe After Trump’s First Year in Office Read Post »
At agencies like the VA, more than 100,000 former service members have been adversely affected by Republican attacks.
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Unionized Veterans Are Joining Labor’s Fight Against Trump Read Post »
The USDA let the dangerous meatpacking industry accelerate its line speeds. Accidents threaten workers and food safety.
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Trump’s Biggest Inaugural Donor Won Policy Changes That May Be Harming Workers Read Post »
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