Statement in Solidarity with Workers Denouncing ICE Out of MN

January 23, 2026

Labor for Democracy (L4D) stands in solidarity with Minnesotans saying ”No!” to work, school and shopping, in protest of Operation Metro Surge and the killing of Renee Good. Furthermore, we, as labor unions and labor allied organizations, stand with those communities across the U.S. fighting back against the inhuman treatment of those being targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). 

We join with labor unions in MN and others in the call for truth and freedom in MN and everywhere where working people are rising up. With our communities, we demand a country that works for us, not just the billionaires and big corporations. And with our nation as we unite in the face of authoritarianism.

We urge labor unions and working people to take action and ensure that union members engage in discussions, planning, education and direct action at this moment because we can not stand by while authoritarians disrupt our families and communities.  

We condemn in the strongest possible terms the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Silverio Villegas González in Chicago, and Keith Porter in Los Angeles. All three were killed by ICE and Border Patrol agents deployed to American cities. We demand independent criminal investigations and, where warranted, vigorous prosecution of those responsible for these deaths. 

We denounce the use of U.S. government resources, including the deployment of ICE and CBP agents, to terrorize and harass everyday working people taking their kids to school, earning money to support their families, shopping for groceries and other everyday life activities, including going to immigration court as required to fulfill their legal responsibilities. 

We note that while the purported target of these dragnets are immigrants, in fact all members of the community are impacted. Labor for Democracy recognizes that the same forces working to lower wages at our jobs are enabling the brutalization of our communities. All so that billionaires continue to rake in profits at the expense of working folks and especially people of color and other minorities. This campaign of racist, xenophobic and nativist terror must end.

Labor for Democracy is a network of labor unions committed to defending our fundamental rights to demonstrate and organize collective power in the face of Trump administration attacks on labor rights, unions, working people and democracy itself. We represent an ever-growing, inclusive movement of labor organizations, elected union leaders, and rank-and-file members who oppose the billionaire-backed government takeover and pledge to advance the cause of democratic governance in all sectors of society.

L4D’s Statement on U.S. Attack on Venezuela

January 8, 2026

Labor for Democracy, a network of labor unions committed to upholding democratic ideals, condemns the U.S. government’s unauthorized and illegal strikes on Venezuela. These actions, which come at great taxpayer expense and put the lives of our armed forces at risk, were carried out without the consent of the governed, the American people.

We will not stand by while the Trump administration wages war on behalf of the billionaire class, including wealthy oil barons, while at home we can’t even afford our groceries. We are calling on every elected official in this country to condemn this unwarranted aggression and violation of our Constitution. Our government should work for us, not greedy Big Oil billionaires. 

As labor unions, we see this military adventurism as a direct drain on the funding and resources we need in our communities. Whether at the bargaining table or in our neighborhoods, working people continue to see wages stagnate and lack of investment in our communities. 

Furthermore, the continued attack on immigrants in the U.S. leaves Venezuelans residing in the U.S. in a very precarious situation, particularly those who had been under Temporary Protected Status.

We call on working people to join protests denouncing the attacks on our communities and other countries and to contact their elected officials demanding that they use their power to curtail the undemocratic and unconstitutional actions of the Trump administration.

Labor for Democracy is a network of labor unions committed to defending our fundamental rights to demonstrate and organize collective power in the face of Trump administration attacks on labor rights, unions, working people and democracy itself. We represent an ever-growing, inclusive movement of labor organizations, elected union leaders, and rank-and-file members who oppose the billionaire-backed government takeover and pledge to advance the cause of democratic governance in all sectors of society.

Reporter Unions Sue Trump

Chicago NewsGuild joins federal lawsuit to stop ICE and DHS agents from targeting reporters at Broadview protests. The Guild release the following statement:

Guild members each day do the hard and sometimes dangerous work of reporting the news in our region. The past few weeks, the repeated clashes between protestors and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the ICE facility in Broadview has been one of the top headlines, and our members are the ones doing the reporting. 

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UNITE HERE takes to the streets in DC.

SOLIDARITY IS POWER: Workers, families, and neighbors filled the streets of DC to defend our communities from harassment, detentions, and militarization. We came together as a union to make one thing clear: our safety comes from solidarity, not troops in our neighborhoods. Check out their video here.

Labor Rallies for Disappeared Workers

Not on our watch: Unions representing tens of thousands of workers rallied outside of the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, WA to demand the release of SEIU 925 member Lewelyn Dixon and longtime farmworker organizer Lelo Juarez, The Stand reports. Organizers call on all to write letters to Dixon’s employer, University of Washington, to run immigration trainings for all employees. Donate to Juarez’s legal defense fund here.