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Drop The Charges! ICE, The Fascist Occupation Of Minneapolis, Labor & The Minneapolis 15

by LVP
The ICE fascist occupation of Minneapolis led to a mass mobilization of workers and the community against the attack. Cal an IBEW electrician talks about how this happened and how labor and the community organized as well as the felony indictments facing some of the organizers.
CWA 7250 In Minneapolis Has Supported The Campaign To Drop The Charges
The massive occupation of Minneapolis with more than 4,000 ICE agents was a frontal attack
not only on the immigrant community but all the people of the City and the country. Cal an IBEW
union electrician in Minneapolis talks about the attacks, why Minneapolis was targeted and how workers, labor and the community fought back. He also discusses the felony conspiracy charges for himself and 14 other labor and community activists.
This interview took place on August 8, 2026.

Additional Media:
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

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

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

ICE, The Class War In Minneapolis & The General Strike with Professor August Nimtz
https://youtu.be/BbZdlu0SUyY

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

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

The Graveyard of Progressive Social Movements: The Black Hole of the Democratic Party
https://mronline.org/2017/05/09/the-graveyard-of-progressive-social-movements/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPoswNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeMaJDHNTHnBt6AcJ3jFF_UvEDHV2rjCF52Xf9nu8Iit_J-zrIJ5ao6KdmX_o_aem_mj5pZ8DdEn047egoDmMEyQ

To support their defense campaign go to:
Minnesota 15 Legal Defense Campaign
https://www.chuffed.org/project/186570-minnesota-15-legal-defense-fund

Production Of Labor Video Project
http://www.labormedia.net
§Minneapolis Workers Assembly Meeting Poster
by LVP
sm_minneapolis_workers_assembly_meeting_2-15-26.jpg
Over 400 workers came together in a workers assembly to discuss how to organize and fight back against the ICE attacks, arrests and murders.
sm_minneapolis_march_we_ve_done_it_before_we_ll_do_it_again.jpg.webp
Workers and trade unionists in Minneapolis know the history of the 1934 general Teamsters strike and the power of workers.
§No ICE Workers Rally In Minneapolis
by LVP
minneapolis_no_ice_unions.jpeg
The Minneapolis unions and workers had support from throughout Minnesota and the country against the attack.
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