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#TwinCities Unions Planning ‘Largest US #RentStrike in 100+ Years’ as #ICEOccupation Drives #EvictionCrisis

“Tenants in #Minnesota are in a crisis,” said #Minneapolis City Council Member #AishaChughtai. “The federal invasion forced many of our neighbors to stay home and devastated our #LocalEconomy.”

Stephen Prager, Feb 17, 2026

"Tenant and labor unions in Minneapolis and St. Paul have announced plans to carry out what they said would be the 'largest rent strike in the United States in the last 100 years.'

"Beginning on #March1, if Democratic Minnesota Gov. #TimWalz does not meet their urgent demands for an #EvictionMoratorium and #RentRelief, a coalition of nearly 26,000 workers has pledged to withhold rent, which they said could create a massive economic disruption.

"The plans were announced on Tuesday by the tenants union #TwinCitiesTenants, which is joined by five labor unions: Service Employees International Union (#SEIU) Local 26, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota/Iowa, UNITE HERE Local 17, the Amalgamated Transit Union (#ATU) 1005, and Communication Workers of America (#CWA) 7250.

"They argued that a freeze on rents is desperately needed after 'nearly three months of federal occupation' under President Donald #Trump’s '#OperationMetroSurge,' which sent nearly 3,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (#ICE) and other immigration agents to the area, resulting in multiple fatal shootings and a wave of #CivilRights violations, including explicit #RacialProfiling."

#USPol #AbolishICE #AbolishDHS #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #Strike

Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation marches to demand ICE out!

Brooklyn Park, MN – On a chilly morning, February 7, around 200 union members, union staff and community members assembled in a parking lot in Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis which is home to many immigrant families and union members.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/minneapolis-regional-labor-federation-marches-to-demand-ice-out

Members of Chicago’s SEIU Local 73 file ethics complaint against State Treasurer Frerichs as bond expiration deadline looms

Chicago, IL – On Thursday, January 22, organizers in Anti-War Committee (AWC), Chicago, United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), and BDS Chicago braved the cold to host a press conference demanding that Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs divest state funds from Israel Bonds. They were joined by rank-and-file members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 to announce that they are filing their third ethics complaint against Frerichs for his investments.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/members-of-chicagos-seiu-local-73-file-ethics-complaint-against-state

Rumors, Misinformation Add to Ice Storm Chaos | Pith in the Wind | Nashville News

Specific rumors and misinformation have spread rapidly through social media and group texts since power outages swept Nashville…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AI #Misinformation #nashvilleelectricservice #nes #rumor #seiu #SEVEREWEATHER #UnitedStates #Us #USA #Winterweather
https://www.newsbeep.com/375838/

Chicago unions and immigrant rights groups’ press conference in solidarity with MN

Chicago, IL – on Friday morning, January 23, nearly 100 people packed into Casa Michoacan for a press conference and rally. In solidarity with the broad coalition shutting down the Twin Cities that same day, speakers demanded the conviction of Jonathan Ross for murdering Renee Good, ICE out of Minnesota, and no more federal funding for ICE.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/chicago-unions-and-immigrant-rights-groups-press-conference-in-solidarity-with

"I absolutely believe that there is no reason in the world that poverty should exist in the United States of America—the richest country in the world. There’s no excuse for it."

- April 25, 2025 statement by beloved MD State Coordinator & retired #SEIU organizer, David Mott

► Join the campaign! Go to mdppc.org and sign up for email updates.

#DavidMott #WWAADD #MDPPC #PoorPeoplesCampaign #EndPoverty

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#SEIU #SEIU1199 #Unions #InTheseTimes #TourmaLibrarian #Solidarity

Big Union Contract Fights Are Coming in 2026. Here’s a Preview of What’s Ahead.

Each of these fights is an opportunity to beat back the anti-union offensive.

https://murica.website/2026/01/big-union-contract-fights-are-coming-in-2026-heres-a-preview-of-whats-ahead/

In Portugal, workers launched the country's first general strike in 12 years, shutting down the country from auto plants to ports, to reject a ...

From the ports of Italy to the mines of India, from the public squares of Portugal to the picket lines re-emerging in the United States, in 2025 the international working class demonstrated a militant retort to the deepening crises of the capitalis…#blog #bharatbandh #kke #seiu #uaw #unionesindacaledibase #wftu
The working class fights back in 2025

We #Elves in the sleigh barn, having recently organized a chapter under the #UAW, we stand with our fellow #workers in the #reindeer stables as they seek to #unionize under the #SEIU. #UnionStrong

#TootsToAndFromTheNorthPole #HashTagGames

Thousands march in the cold to demand ICE out of Minnesota

By Sophie Breen and Montana Hirsch

Minneapolis, MN – With wind chills bringing temperatures below zero, 15,000 Minnesotans took to the streets in Minneapolis on Saturday to demand ICE get out. The protest was organized by a large coalition of immigrant rights groups and unions in response to an upsurge in attacks by ICE in the past month in the greater Twin Cities area. Many of these attacks have focused on the Somali community after Trump’s racist call for mass deportations of Somali Minnesotans.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/thousands-march-in-the-cold-to-demand-ice-out-of-minnesota

Minnesotans Defend #Somali Community, #Immigrant Workers
Protesters Stand Up to #Trump Administration’s Dehumanizing Bigotry

https://world-outlook.com/2025/12/11/minnesotans-defend-somali-community-immigrant-workers/

from #WorldOutlook
December 11, 2025

#SEIU Local 26 and UNITE HERE Local 17 organized the protest, joined by airport #workers wearing Airport Workers United hats and community supporters. Additional co-sponsors included Jewish Community Action, #Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance, the interfaith group ISAIAH, SEIU MN State Council, Indivisible Twin Cities, Women’s March Minnesota, Minnesota AFL-CIO, Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, and 50501: Minnesota.
The crowd marched from the terminal to the offices of Signature Aviation — a private aviation terminal used by some private charter planes for #deportation flights.

#ImmigrantRightsAreHumanRights
#solidarity
#DueProcessForAll
#StopTheDeportations
#WorkersRights #Unions #Labor #LaborUnions
#immigration #ICE
#USA #US #USpol #politics
#news

CPH Daily Bulletin 12/3/2025

California's Fast Food Council has been without a leader for six months

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-fast-food-council-no-leader-six-months/69612125

#FastFoodCouncil #California #SEIU

https://www.fogolf.com/1104251/seiu-local-2-alberni-golf-club-workers-and-allies-rallied-in-port-alberni-to-protest-mass-layoffs-and-union-busting/ SEIU Local 2: Alberni Golf Club workers and allies rallied in Port Alberni to protest mass layoffs and union busting #2 #Alberni #Allies #and #BUSTING #Club #Golf #GolfNews #in #Layoffs #Local #mass #PORT #Protest #rallied #SEIU #to #Union #Workers

Allina Health doctors hold one-day strike

On Wednesday, a group of more than 600 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners held a one-day strike against their employer, Minneapolis-based Allina Health. The primary and urgent care providers work at over 60 clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin and are organized with Doctors Council SEIU Local 10MD.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/allina-health-doctors-hold-one-day-strike

CPH Daily Bulletin 10/27/2025

Should billionaires pay more? #California unions want voters to decide

https://calmatters.org/health/2025/10/billionaire-tax-initiative/

#TaxTheRich #SEIU #UHW #Healthcare #MediCal #Medicaid

Biggest US labor unions fuel No Kings protests against #Trump: ‘You need a voice to have freedom’

With more than 2,700 events planned across the US, one organizer, James Phipps, 75, says: ‘Protest is all I’ve done all my life’

from #TheGuardian #Guardian
Michael Sainato
Sat 18 Oct 2025 05.00 EDT

Some of the largest #LaborUnions in the #US are involved in organizing the #NoKings protests, with more than 2,700 demonstrations planned across all 50 states, with the #ServiceEmployeesInternationalUnion (#SEIU) and #AmericanFederationOfTeachers (#AFT) anchoring events.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/no-kings-protests-labor-unions?CMP=share_btn_url

#WorkersRights #Workers #Unions #Labor #LaborMovement #TradeUnions #USA #USpol
#news #politics

#Midcoast #Maine communities participate in #NoKings Day of Peaceful Action

Several events are scheduled around Maine, including in #BathME, #BrunswickME, #FreeportME, #RocklandME and #WiscassetME.

October 14, 2025

"No Kings, a peaceful protest movement against the Trump administration, has recently announced there are now over 2,500 community events scheduled for its Day of Peaceful Action on Saturday, Oct. 18. These events are organized by average Americans across personal, political and geographic demographics in all 50 states.

"There are five event locations in the Midcoast: the corner of Main and School streets in Freeport, 8-11 a.m.; Wiscasset Bridge on Route 1, 10-11 a.m.; 191 Maine St., Brunswick, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Rockland’s Chapman Park, 294 Main St., noon to 1 p.m.; and Sagadahoc Bridge in Bath, 1-2 p.m. Go to nokings.org/#map to see all No Kings Day of Peaceful Action events.

"Building on the momentum of the June 14 day of action, which drew more than 5 million people across all 50 states, the #October18 mobilization is the next chapter in the No Kings movement. According to a prepared release, the aim of the Day of Peaceful Action is to send a unified message: We are a nation of equals, and our country will not be ruled by fear or force.

"Groups organizing the No Kings peaceful protests across the country include #ACLU, #AmericanFederationOfTeachers, #CommonDefense, #50501Movement, #HumanRightsCampaign, #Indivisible, #LeagueOfConservationVoters, #MoveOn, #NationalNursesUnited, #PublicCitizen, #SEIU and #UnitedWeDream, among others.

"All No Kings events adhere to a shared commitment to nonviolent protest and community safety, the prepared release said. Organizers are trained in de-escalation and are working closely with local partners to ensure peaceful and powerful actions nationwide."

Source:
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/14/midcoast-communities-participate-in-no-kings-day-of-peaceful-action/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/TdPF7

#NoKings2 #MaineResists #ResistFascism #Resistance #NoCrowns #NoThrones #October18th #MaineEvents