ICE, The Class War in Minneapolis & The General Strike with Professor August Nimtz

The ICE gestapo attacks on working people and immigrants in Minneapolis has led to the movement for a general strike in the city and state on January 23, 2026. There is a history of general strikes including in Minneapolis in 1934 and general strike of immigrant workers in 2006.

WorkWeek interviews Professor August Nimtz who teaches at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis about the attacks by ICE, the radicalization of the trade union movement and the growing support for a general strike.

Nimtz has is author of Ballots, The Streets Or Both and The Communist & Liberal In The Second American Revolution.

This interview was done on January 22, 2026.

Additional Media:

STOP Terrorizing Somali American Community! Seattle Ride Share Ass. Ed Amed Mumin Speaks Out
https://youtu.be/LmnX6CyDVc8

Minneapolis AFL-CIO Calls For Mass Day Of Worker Community Action On Jan 23, 2026
https://youtu.be/9bvrC8p_Nw0

The ICE Occupation Of Minneapolis & Labor With CWA 7250 President Kieran Knutson
https://youtu.be/EbRRlcUJVCI

The War On Minneapolis Immigrants, Healthcare Workers & Business Unionism
https://youtu.be/1TYWJRq-tYM](https://youtu.be/1TYWJRq-tYM

Minneapolis General Strike: It’s Happened Before
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1401174574798649

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