Workday Magazine

09/15/2025

ICE Abducts Man Suing Off-Duty Police for Abusing Day Laborers

“The Department of Homeland Security has become the department of state terror,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez.

This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. Even though President Donald Trump says he is pivoting from plans to deploy the National Guard in Chicago — now eyeing Memphis as his next target — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers appear to still be ...

09/09/2025

“We Cannot Water Down Our Proposals Anymore”: UMN Teamsters Go on Strike

On Monday night, Teamsters Local 320 announced rolling strikes against the University of Minnesota. The first one starts at 10:00 p.m. on the Crookston and Morris campuses. Then the strikes will continue on Tuesday at 4:00 a.m. on the Duluth, Grand Rapids, Waseca, and Austin campuses, and Tuesday at...

09/08/2025

“What is happening at Hennepin county?” Seven Senior Janitors Let Go with No Notice

The “highly unusual” decision by the county comes shortly after allegations of wage theft.

Mercedes Ponce is in tears outside the Hennepin County Government where she worked as a subcontractor for 12 years doing janitorial work before getting the news last week that she’d be getting let go with no prior notice. Ponce is one of seven janitors with a combined 180 years of experience who r...

09/04/2025

Deteriorating services, moms forced back from maternity leave, and more as federal workers lose formal union protections. Read our latest.

This article is a joint publication of The American Prospect and Workday Magazine, a nonprofit newsroom devoted to holding the powerful accountable through the perspective of workers. Jason was elected to represent unionized workers at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in New York state. ...

09/02/2025

“Workers Over Billionaires” Rally at MSP Airport for Labor Day

On Labor Day, hundreds of workers from over 20 Minnesota unions and community organizations rallied at the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) International Airport. They called for improvements to the lives of working people, and slammed policies that favor billionaires and corporations. The rally was held....

08/25/2025

The union wants bosses to turn away immigration authorities unless they show a signed judicial warrant, but resistance is fierce.

This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and The American Prospect. If it were up to Ma**er Packaging Solutions management, there would be nothing in its contract with the union to stop federal immigration authorities from walking into the company’s Chicago plant whenever they want,...

08/22/2025

Read our latest Q&A with visual artist and organizer Ricardo Levins Morales on his first book, and on the history that has led us to this moment: "We’re seeing more and more people stepping forward with real passion and commitment in defense of communities that they’re not a part of."

Political medicine and wisdom for grassroots social movements from a longtime community organizer and artist.

08/07/2025

Building and food workers with Teamsters Local 320 are demanding fair wages and healthcare, as well as protection from harassment and mistreatment.

On the morning of August 7, the University of Minnesota facilities and food service workers, represented by Teamsters Local 320, filed an intent to strike notice for student move-in week. The notice was filed with the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services. The move f...

08/05/2025

Landmark sick leave law passed in 2023 paying dividends for Minnesota workers. But now, workers are alleging that Hormel refused to comply.

Workers at a pork processing facility in Austin, Minnesota say Hormel Foods refused to abide by the state’s paid sick leave law for 14 months and, during this time, allegedly stole compensation from as many as 1,600 workers.  On July 30, UFCW 663 announced a class-action lawsuit, demanding that H...

07/22/2025

Union members speak on the benefits of opening up collective bargaining to membership and the public.

07/08/2025

Fight ICE. Build the Union.

Read our latest.

It was the morning of June 9, and Genie Kastrup, president of Service Employees Local 1, stood in front of Chicago’s Daley Plaza and bellowed into a microphone. “What is happening right now is about silencing voices,” she said, flanked by members of her union holding signs that read “Free Da...

07/07/2025

Hundreds of Minnesota Healthcare Workers Are Getting Ready to Strike

On July 8 and 10, hundreds of healthcare workers in Minnesota could go out on strike. They are nurses and physician assistants who are members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) who are upset about what they say is unsafe staffing, as well as unfair management behavior at the bargaining table...