CTUL member Kenis Lopez is originally from Nicaragua, and was deported to a third country. A federal judge just ordered his return to Minnesota.
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We speak with three union workers who are among the “Minnesota 15” defendants the Trump administration is targeting for organizing to defend their Minneapolis communities from ICE earlier this year.
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The Trump administration has been ramping up deportations to third countries.
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Six and a half months into a lockout, the oil giant is appealing workers’ unemployment, a move that could force union members to pay back the benefits they’ve received.
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On September 24, the University of Minnesota’s President Rebecca Cunningham announced $225 million in budget cuts, or 12-15% cuts across departments.
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Faculty, students, and other supporters gathered to rally as MCAD Faculty Union stalls in contract negotiations.
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The Minneapolis Public Schools district has proposed closing more than a dozen schools next year to increase enrollment. Union educators and community members are demanding schools stay open.
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This year, several worker groups hosted democratic assemblies in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. New documents show how they were surveilled for Operation Puppet Master.
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Workers and community members gave public testimony at the Convergence for Democracy about the human rights violations they experienced during Operation Metro Surge.
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Ouano Tante worked the afternoon shift at the Tyson beef plant in Joslin, Illinois, for five years. But when she and hundreds of her co-workers arrived at work on August 14, they found the plant closed. They speculated that someone on the morning shift might have gotten injured. Then two mid-level supervisors came outside in…
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