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Construction Bosses Are Using Elaborate Schemes to Harm Workers

By Sarah Lazare

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Three Times Workers Resisted Fascism in Minnesota History

Historical examples of workers resisting the oligarchical forces of fascism and authoritarianism.

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Minnesota

University of Minnesota Unions Say University is Capitulating to Trump Admin, Rally Against Detention of International Student

On March 31, workers, students, and allies rallied together on the steps of Johnston Hall, which contains the office of the University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham’s, to protest what they criticize as the University’s failure to forcefully object to ICE’s recent abduction of a graduate student, and an onslaught of University policies limiting the […]
Government

Postal Workers Rally Against Trump’s Proposed Privatization of the Postal Service

U.S. Postal Service workers with local branches of the National Association of Letter Carriers rallied at the Minnesota State Capitol on March 23, along with hundreds of community allies, Minnesota unions, and politicians to demand a strong contract—and oppose the Trump administration’s recent threats to privatize the postal service and reduce services. “Public sectors are […]
Minnesota

What Medicaid Cuts Would Mean for Disabled People and Homecare Workers

Kyle Murphy is a 32-year-old disabled man living in Aurora, Ill., where he rents a room with his father. He enjoys having friends over, following Chicago sports, and watching movies. However, as the Trump administration pushes for extreme cuts to government spending, including Medicaid, which funds numerous home healthcare programs across the country, Murphy worries […]
Minnesota

“One Job Should Be Enough”: How 9,000 Grocery Workers Are Banding Together in Minnesota

Monica Duque never knows how many hours she is going to get in a given week. She works at the Jerry’s Cub Foods on East Lake Street at the front of the store, helping customers, overseeing cashiering, and running online shopping. She finds out her hours, she explains, “when the schedule is posted on Friday, […]
International

How Healthcare Workers Are Defending Their Transgender Patients from Trump’s Attacks

In the five years Quinn has worked as a licensed counselor, they have seen the astonishing positive impact that gender-affirming care can have on young patients’ lives. “You talk to these kids, and they can have such complicated experiences with depression and social anxiety, and then you start providing hormones and gender-affirming care, and you […]
Minnesota

“We Are In This For the Long Fight”: How Workers and Unions are Reclaiming the Labor Movement

Rank-and-file union members are preparing to confront the policies targeting their workplaces and communities.