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From Mutual Aid to Organizing for Power: Lessons from Minnesota’s Resistance to ICE

Caption : Thousands of protesters march during the Ice Out of MN march in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 23, 2026. Credit : Lorie Shaull, Flickr I’ve lived in Minnesota for the last eight years, but I never felt like a Minnesotan until Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) invaded our stat…

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29 Sep 2026

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From Mutual Aid to Organizing for Power: Lessons from Minnesota’s Resistance to ICE

Source: newlaborforum.cuny.edu

08 Sep 2026

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How Minnesota Unions and Community Groups Stood Up to an ICE Occupation

In this excerpt from the new book This Is How We Win: A Guide to Building Working-Class Uprisings , SEIU Local 26 President Greg Nammacher describes how his union, its members battered and exhausted from ICE attacks, went on the offensive against a federal occupation of Minnesota. -Editors Trump’s…

Source: labornotes.org

United States SEIU Strikes Trade Union Infrastructure

15 Aug 2026

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Labor Organizing in the Age of Service Work

In 2024, a Cato Institute poll found that most Americans “believe the country would be better off if more Americans worked in factories.”1

Author: Annie McClanahan Source: journals.sagepub.com

Annie McClanahan United States Education Retail and food service

14 Aug 2026

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Federal Spies Hunt Minnesota Unions in Search of Conspiracy, But Find Solidarity

Yesterday news broke of a sweeping undercover investigation by the Department of Homeland Security in Minnesota early this year to infiltrate and surveil meetings and obtain the financial records of nonprofit groups and two of the country’s largest unions, the Communications Workers (CWA) and the S…

Author: Luis Feliz Leon Source: labornotes.org

Luis Feliz Leon CWA SEIU UFCW

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Future Skills: How Trade Unions Shape Vocational Education

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Who determines the knowledge and skills the labour market will need tomorrow? Should vocational education be the sole responsibility of the state and employers? What role can trade unions play in shaping the future of work and professions? Join our webinar, “Future Skills: How Trade Unions Shape Vocational Education.” The webinar will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Ukrainian. Vocational education is not only about preparing young people for their first jobs. It also gives workers opportunities to gain new skills, improve their qualifications and adapt to changes in the labour market. In Norway, trade unions actively take part in shaping vocational education and skills development policy. Cooperation between the state, employers and trade unions helps align the needs of the economy with workers’ interests. We will discuss: • How Norway’s vocational education and workforce training system is organised • The role of trade unions in shaping skills and competence development policy • How tripartite cooperation between the state, employers and trade unions works in vocational education • How to ensure that vocational training meets the real needs of the labour market • Why lifelong learning and upskilling matter for protecting workers’ interests • How trade unions can influence access to and the quality of vocational education This topic is especially important for Ukraine. The war has significantly changed the labour market: some sectors face severe skills shortages, others need new competencies, and thousands of workers have had to change occupations or adapt to new conditions. At the same time, Ukraine’s reconstruction, economic modernisation and European integration will require new approaches to vocational education and workforce training. But who will decide which skills are needed? And will workers and their trade unions have a voice in shaping this policy? Vocational education is not only a response to employers’ needs. It is also an investment in people, their opportunities, professional development and future. That is why trade unions must be full participants in shaping policy in this field. Join the discussion on how cooperation between trade unions, employers and the state can help build a vocational education system that meets today’s challenges and prepares workers for the future. Time: 12:00–13:30 MSK (UTC+3), November 3, 2026. Working language: English

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From Mutual Aid to Organizing for Power: Lessons from Minnesota’s Resistance to ICE

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From Mutual Aid to Organizing for Power: Lessons from Minnesota’s Resistance to ICE

How Minnesota Unions and Community Groups Stood Up to an ICE Occupation

Labor Organizing in the Age of Service Work

Federal Spies Hunt Minnesota Unions in Search of Conspiracy, But Find Solidarity

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Future Skills: How Trade Unions Shape Vocational Education

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