How you can support Minnesota workers’ fight against ICE
Watching the anti-ICE fightback from afar, workers worldwide are feeling inspired by the unifying tactics of their Minnesotan counterparts. But it’s not enough for us to be online witnesses to this fight. There is a role we can play this week in helping build the confidence of Minnesota workers and immigrant communities as they stare down ICE and Trump, and in helping raise the profile of this fight among our own co-workers and fellow union members.
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