Sarah Lazare
@sarahlazare.bsky.social
Editor of Workday Magazine, formerly In These Times.
This event is today at 3pm central/4pm eastern. For folks who wish to join, here is a direct zoom link. umn.zoom.us/j/9886291489...
I read @annlarson.bsky.social's book, CLEANUP ON AISLE FIVE, and it's very good. This event tomorrow will be an opportunity to explore the book's themes—low wages, surveillance, corporate price gouging, solidarity, antagonism—with a panel of grocery workers and labor journalists.
Grocery Workers Speak: An Online Event
October 27, 2026 @ 3:00 PM CDT : Grocery Workers Speak: What Inequality Looks Like From Behind the RegisterGrocery stores aren’t just places to shop. They are workplaces, neighborhood centers, and...
www.punchbowl.com
October 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
This event is today at 3pm central/4pm eastern. For folks who wish to join, here is a direct zoom link. umn.zoom.us/j/9886291489...
I read @annlarson.bsky.social's book, CLEANUP ON AISLE FIVE, and it's very good. This event tomorrow will be an opportunity to explore the book's themes—low wages, surveillance, corporate price gouging, solidarity, antagonism—with a panel of grocery workers and labor journalists.
Grocery Workers Speak: An Online Event
October 27, 2026 @ 3:00 PM CDT : Grocery Workers Speak: What Inequality Looks Like From Behind the RegisterGrocery stores aren’t just places to shop. They are workplaces, neighborhood centers, and...
www.punchbowl.com
October 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I read @annlarson.bsky.social's book, CLEANUP ON AISLE FIVE, and it's very good. This event tomorrow will be an opportunity to explore the book's themes—low wages, surveillance, corporate price gouging, solidarity, antagonism—with a panel of grocery workers and labor journalists.
The indictment of the Minnesota 15 is obvious retaliation and blowback for mass labor and community resistance to ICE. Here is a short documentary placing the defense campaign in context, and examining the importance of solidarity—and refusal to let individuals be isolated and picked off.
They Stood Up to ICE in Minnesota. Now Trump’s Government Is Coming for Them
YouTube video by The Real News Network
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The indictment of the Minnesota 15 is obvious retaliation and blowback for mass labor and community resistance to ICE. Here is a short documentary placing the defense campaign in context, and examining the importance of solidarity—and refusal to let individuals be isolated and picked off.
"They’re trying to use our own solidarity and close-knit community against us."
New documentary about the Minnesota 15, solidarity, and how Trump is targeting unionists and community members in retaliation for mass opposition to ICE.
Produced by @workdaymagazine.bsky.social and @therealnews.com
New documentary about the Minnesota 15, solidarity, and how Trump is targeting unionists and community members in retaliation for mass opposition to ICE.
Produced by @workdaymagazine.bsky.social and @therealnews.com
Trump is trying to criminalize solidarity: “Minnesota 15” defendants speak
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.
therealnews.com
October 22, 2026 at 6:44 PM
"They’re trying to use our own solidarity and close-knit community against us."
New documentary about the Minnesota 15, solidarity, and how Trump is targeting unionists and community members in retaliation for mass opposition to ICE.
Produced by @workdaymagazine.bsky.social and @therealnews.com
New documentary about the Minnesota 15, solidarity, and how Trump is targeting unionists and community members in retaliation for mass opposition to ICE.
Produced by @workdaymagazine.bsky.social and @therealnews.com
New resource from Chicago Working Families tracking how billionaires are spending money in the board of ed elections.
The Billionaire School Board
Discover how billionaires and super PACs are influencing Chicago's school board elections to privatize schools and cut funding. Learn more and vote wisely.
thebillionaireboard.com
October 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
New resource from Chicago Working Families tracking how billionaires are spending money in the board of ed elections.
Criminalizing Solidarity: “Minnesota 15” Defendants Speak.
@workdaymagazine.bsky.social and @therealnews.com collaborated on this documentary about Minnesota's organizing against ICE, the blowback organizers are now facing, and how the labor movement is responding.
@workdaymagazine.bsky.social and @therealnews.com collaborated on this documentary about Minnesota's organizing against ICE, the blowback organizers are now facing, and how the labor movement is responding.
They Stood Up to ICE in Minnesota. Now Trump’s Government Is Coming for Them
YouTube video by The Real News Network
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Criminalizing Solidarity: “Minnesota 15” Defendants Speak.
@workdaymagazine.bsky.social and @therealnews.com collaborated on this documentary about Minnesota's organizing against ICE, the blowback organizers are now facing, and how the labor movement is responding.
@workdaymagazine.bsky.social and @therealnews.com collaborated on this documentary about Minnesota's organizing against ICE, the blowback organizers are now facing, and how the labor movement is responding.
Grocery stores aren't just places to shop. They're sites of class struggle: low wages, high prices, corporate monopolies. Come to this event with author @annlarson.bsky.social, grocery workers, and labor journalists. Oct 27, 3pm central, online event.
Grocery Workers Speak: An Online Event
October 27, 2026 @ 3:00 PM CDT : Grocery Workers Speak: What Inequality Looks Like From Behind the RegisterGrocery stores aren’t just places to shop. They are workplaces, neighborhood centers, and...
www.punchbowl.com
October 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Grocery stores aren't just places to shop. They're sites of class struggle: low wages, high prices, corporate monopolies. Come to this event with author @annlarson.bsky.social, grocery workers, and labor journalists. Oct 27, 3pm central, online event.
Reposted by Sarah Lazare
@sarahlazare.bsky.social reports on the deportation of a union worker in Iowa, distilling the cruelty of Trump’s widening deportation machine. It doesn’t matter if you have legal status or have committed no crime. Immigrant workers are targets. workdaymagazine.org/iowa-city-co...
Iowa City Community Outraged as Mother, Custodian Deported to Sierra Leone - Workday Magazine
The Trump administration has been ramping up deportations to third countries.
workdaymagazine.org
October 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
@sarahlazare.bsky.social reports on the deportation of a union worker in Iowa, distilling the cruelty of Trump’s widening deportation machine. It doesn’t matter if you have legal status or have committed no crime. Immigrant workers are targets. workdaymagazine.org/iowa-city-co...
Fatou Traore is a custodian at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and a mother of four children, the youngest of whom is 3. On Sept 24 she was detained on the way to work, then on Oct 12, she was deported to Sierra Leone, a country she has never been to. Her kids want her back. My latest
Iowa City Community Outraged as Mother, Custodian Deported to Sierra Leone - Workday Magazine
The Trump administration has been ramping up deportations to third countries.
workdaymagazine.org
October 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Fatou Traore is a custodian at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and a mother of four children, the youngest of whom is 3. On Sept 24 she was detained on the way to work, then on Oct 12, she was deported to Sierra Leone, a country she has never been to. Her kids want her back. My latest
Yesterday I visited the UNITE HERE Local 1 strike at Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. This was 1 of 6 hotels on strike, timed with the Chicago marathon. Banquet waiters, dish washers, bar tenders are demanding better conditions, wages, and healthcare, and told me they're having trouble getting by.
October 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Yesterday I visited the UNITE HERE Local 1 strike at Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. This was 1 of 6 hotels on strike, timed with the Chicago marathon. Banquet waiters, dish washers, bar tenders are demanding better conditions, wages, and healthcare, and told me they're having trouble getting by.
These are the "jobs" the oil industry is always boasting about creating. See how they actually treat their workers. inthesetimes.com/article/bp-o...
October 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
These are the "jobs" the oil industry is always boasting about creating. See how they actually treat their workers. inthesetimes.com/article/bp-o...
Come to this -- it's going to be great! A talk with @annlarson.bsky.social, the author of Cleanup on Aisle Five, and two grocery workers featured in the book, plus some labor journalists. Grocery stores aren’t just places to shop. They are sites of class struggle. You can RSVP here. It's online!
Grocery Workers Speak: An Online Event
October 27, 2026 @ 3:00 PM CDT : Grocery Workers Speak: What Inequality Looks Like From Behind the RegisterGrocery stores aren’t just places to shop. They are workplaces, neighborhood centers, and...
www.punchbowl.com
October 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Come to this -- it's going to be great! A talk with @annlarson.bsky.social, the author of Cleanup on Aisle Five, and two grocery workers featured in the book, plus some labor journalists. Grocery stores aren’t just places to shop. They are sites of class struggle. You can RSVP here. It's online!
Reposted by Sarah Lazare
Low wages, high prices, and corporate monopolies: Come hear @sarahlazare.bsky.social, @annlarson.bsky.social, and grocery workers talk about how supermarkets put some of society's biggest problems on full display. Hosted by @inthesetimes.com and @workdaymagazine.bsky.social.
October 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Low wages, high prices, and corporate monopolies: Come hear @sarahlazare.bsky.social, @annlarson.bsky.social, and grocery workers talk about how supermarkets put some of society's biggest problems on full display. Hosted by @inthesetimes.com and @workdaymagazine.bsky.social.
Well this is one bright spot. School closures are not inevitable. Organized communities can beat them.
Minneapolis Public Schools Board approves resolution halting school closures in 2027-28
The Minneapolis Public Schools Board passed a resolution Tuesday night stating that the district will not close or merge any schools in the 2027-2028 school year.
kstp.com
October 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Well this is one bright spot. School closures are not inevitable. Organized communities can beat them.
BP's lockout of 800 refinery workers has passed its 6.5 month mark, and now the company is appealing their unemployment, a move that could force workers to pay back assistance they've already received. Workers say the company is trying to starve them, but they're defiant, maintaining a 24/7 picket.
“They’re Trying to Starve Us”: BP Opposes Unemployment Benefits for Locked-Out Workers - Workday Magazine
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.
workdaymagazine.org
October 14, 2026 at 4:12 AM
BP's lockout of 800 refinery workers has passed its 6.5 month mark, and now the company is appealing their unemployment, a move that could force workers to pay back assistance they've already received. Workers say the company is trying to starve them, but they're defiant, maintaining a 24/7 picket.
BP has locked out its workers in Whiting, Indiana for 6.5 months and counting. The company is now appealing their unemployment benefits, a move that could force union members to pay back the assistance they've already received. Workers told me the company is trying to starve them.
“They’re Trying to Starve Us”: BP Opposes Unemployment Benefits for Locked-Out Workers
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.
inthesetimes.com
October 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
BP has locked out its workers in Whiting, Indiana for 6.5 months and counting. The company is now appealing their unemployment benefits, a move that could force union members to pay back the assistance they've already received. Workers told me the company is trying to starve them.
When found out how much U of Minn President Cunningham makes, I audibly gasped. The proposed cuts, if they go through, are going to be devastating, and they come as all sorts of other public goods are slashed in Minnesota. But somehow the punishing austerity never reaches those at the top.
"Painful and Shocking": Campus Unions Slam University of Minnesota's Proposed Budget Cuts - Workday Magazine
On September 24, the University of Minnesota’s President Rebecca Cunningham announced $225 million in budget cuts, or 12-15% cuts across departments.
workdaymagazine.org
October 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
When found out how much U of Minn President Cunningham makes, I audibly gasped. The proposed cuts, if they go through, are going to be devastating, and they come as all sorts of other public goods are slashed in Minnesota. But somehow the punishing austerity never reaches those at the top.
“Painful and Shocking”: Campus Unions Slam University of Minnesota’s Proposed Budget Cuts - important reporting by Isabela Escalona.
"Painful and Shocking": Campus Unions Slam University of Minnesota's Proposed Budget Cuts - Workday Magazine
On September 24, the University of Minnesota’s President Rebecca Cunningham announced $225 million in budget cuts, or 12-15% cuts across departments.
workdaymagazine.org
October 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
“Painful and Shocking”: Campus Unions Slam University of Minnesota’s Proposed Budget Cuts - important reporting by Isabela Escalona.
"'A Human-Centered Arts Education': MCAD Faculty Rally for AI Protections and Economic Stability" - important reporting by Isabela Escalona.
"A Human-Centered Arts Education": MCAD Faculty Rally for AI Protections and Economic Stability - Workday Magazine
Faculty, students, and other supporters gathered to rally as MCAD Faculty Union stalls in contract negotiations.
workdaymagazine.org
October 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
"'A Human-Centered Arts Education': MCAD Faculty Rally for AI Protections and Economic Stability" - important reporting by Isabela Escalona.
The Palestinian labor movement has endorsed the call from dockworkers in six countries for strikes and protests on October 30. Palestinian unionists are calling for other unions around the world to join in.
Palestinian Unions Endorse Dockworker Unions’ Call to Action on October 30th
The Palestinian labor movement endorses the call for a day of struggle on October 30th against militarisation and genocide organised by a collective of dockworkers’ unions and calls on all global port...
bdsmovement.net
October 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Palestinian labor movement has endorsed the call from dockworkers in six countries for strikes and protests on October 30. Palestinian unionists are calling for other unions around the world to join in.
"Amazon workers at four delivery and sorting warehouses in Germany are organizing to make every minute count. They’re demanding that Amazon pay them for every minute of work, saying in a petition that the company is stealing their time." Important reporting by @lfelizleon.bsky.social
German Amazon Workers Organize to Get Paid for Every Minute
Amazon workers at four delivery and sorting warehouses in Germany are organizing to make every minute count. They’re demanding that Amazon pay them for every minute of work, saying in a petition that ...
labornotes.org
October 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
"Amazon workers at four delivery and sorting warehouses in Germany are organizing to make every minute count. They’re demanding that Amazon pay them for every minute of work, saying in a petition that the company is stealing their time." Important reporting by @lfelizleon.bsky.social
From the archives: So many construction workers are misclassified, have their wages stolen, aren't given the benefits they've earned, even when they're grievously injured on the job. Read Isabela Escalona on the abuse rampant in this sector.
Delayed Care, Stolen Wages: The Human Cost of Worker Misclassification - Workday Magazine
In 2022, construction worker José Alfredo Gómez fell two stories from the home he was working on, he says. A group of men on a boat in a nearby lake saw and called an ambulance. This was against the w...
workdaymagazine.org
October 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
From the archives: So many construction workers are misclassified, have their wages stolen, aren't given the benefits they've earned, even when they're grievously injured on the job. Read Isabela Escalona on the abuse rampant in this sector.
In Minnesota right now, there is a sweeping push to close public schools in Minneapolis, enforce "budget cuts" on the University of Minnesota, and consolidate hospitals, leading to reduced services. It's daunting, but workers are fighting back.
“A Failure in Vision”: Minneapolis Educators Rally Against Proposed School Closures - Workday Magazine
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.
workdaymagazine.org
October 2, 2026 at 5:42 PM
In Minnesota right now, there is a sweeping push to close public schools in Minneapolis, enforce "budget cuts" on the University of Minnesota, and consolidate hospitals, leading to reduced services. It's daunting, but workers are fighting back.
"Shehadeh is one of several Palestinian rights advocates who have been detained and had their personal devices searched by CBP while returning to the U.S. from international travel since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023."
Border Agents Are Randomly Seizing Phones of US Citizens Who Support Palestine
Miami lawyer Jalal Shehadeh is the latest supporter of Palestinian rights to be hassled after returning from abroad.
truthout.org
October 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
"Shehadeh is one of several Palestinian rights advocates who have been detained and had their personal devices searched by CBP while returning to the U.S. from international travel since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023."
The Minneapolis Public Schools district is proposing to close more than a dozen schools. Educators are blasting the plan as devastating to students and teachers, and completely perplexing. "It is an affront to each one of us." @amiestager reports on an MFE Local 59 rally in the rain.
“A Failure in Vision”: Minneapolis Educators Rally Against Proposed School Closures - Workday Magazine
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.
workdaymagazine.org
October 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The Minneapolis Public Schools district is proposing to close more than a dozen schools. Educators are blasting the plan as devastating to students and teachers, and completely perplexing. "It is an affront to each one of us." @amiestager reports on an MFE Local 59 rally in the rain.