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@lfelizleon.bsky.social

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Journalist. Staff writer at Labor Notes. Solidarity! Contact: lfelizleon@gmail.com. Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/lowerfrequencies

Journalist Luis Feliz Leon and Amazon worker Hylton Garfield pose for a photo. Luis holds a brochure for June 12-14 Labor Notes conference.
As there is a National Shutdown Day tomorrow, Friday, January 30, staffing might be an issue at Green. We are planning a modified schedule for students. Your student might not have their homeroom teacher, so please talk to your child so they are prepared. The school will be open. Thank you!
We have received confirmation that a member of AFGE Local 3669, Alex J. Pretti, was the man killed during the incident. At this time, many of the details remain unclear. Video of the incident is circulating on social media, and the Department of Homeland Security has publicly stated that the victim was brandishing a weapon at officers. However, based on the video currently available, that claim is not clearly established. We just recently discovered that the officer involved was a Border Patrol officer and we are still not certain if he was a member of AFGE. This is an unfolding and extremely serious matter. Until we have verified facts, it is important that we refrain from speculation or drawing conclusions. What we do know is this: a member of our union lost their life today, and that alone is devastating. Our hearts are heavy, and we are deeply stricken by this tragedy that has befallen one of our own. Until more information becomes available, I urge everyone to remain calm and encourage peace and restraint in all communications and actions. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will share additional information as soon as we are able to confirm it.
Dozens of unions rally in Dorchester, MA, in support of Minneapolis day of mass strike action on Jan. 23.
Clergy Announce Hundreds of Minnesota Places of Worship to Participate in Jan. 23 Shutdown Denouncing ICE Surge SAINT PAUL, MINN. - On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, a delegation of clergy representing hundreds of faith leaders and places of worship in Minnesota will gather to announce their participation in A Day of Truth & Freedom, this Friday, January 23rd. A growing number of clergy across faiths, denominations, and places in Minnesota will stand alongside working families, businesses, immigrants, students, childcare workers, labor unions, and more to hold a statewide day of pause to call for an immediate end to ICE operations in Minnesota. As leaders in their community, clergy are bearing witness to the constitutional and human rights violations happening on a daily basis in our state and communities as a result of DHS operations. What: A press conference of faith leaders representing hundreds across the state to announce clergy participation in the large-scale Jan. 23 day of pause opposing ICE operations in MN. Who: A multifaith group of clergy and faith leaders When: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 • 11:30AM (CT) Where: Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (inside building), 285 Dale St. N Saint Paul, MN 55103
You are invited to attend a press conference where the University of Minnesota Graduate Labor Union (GLU-UE Local 1105) and other UMN campus workers and students will call on the president of the UMN to close all campuses on January 23rd for the ICE OUT! Day of Action. WHAT: GLU-UE Local 1105 and other University of Minnesota workers and student groups are calling for the UMN to shut down on January 23rd so that workers and students can participate in the ICE OUT! Day of Action march in Minneapolis on 1/23/26. WHO: Executive board of GLU-UE Local 1105, worker leaders from AFSCME 3800, Teamsters 320, and campus undergraduate organizations. WHEN: Wednesday, 1/21/26, at 11AM. WHERE: Eastern Steps of Johnston Hall. WHY: ICE is terrorizing our communities and killing people in our streets. Over 50 unions and other Twin Cities organizations have called for a general strike on 1/23 to kick ICE out of MN and end the racists attacks on our communities. Workers and students at the UMN want to participate in this Day of Action and if UMN cancelled classes, closed campuses, and provided a paid holiday to workers, it would enable this community to participate in this momentous march to get ICE out of MN.
Fuera ICE de Minnesota Un día de verdad y libertad No trabajo. No escuela. No compras. Marcha en el centro de Minneapolis 23 de enero
Trump is mired in a War of Attrition
Screen shot from ITT article linked
Border Patrol agents put restaurant worker in a headlock
Image of headshots of speakers for webinar, including Brandon Mancilla, Diamonte Brown, and Jackson Potter
Yellow cabbies pose for a photo.
Brooklyn Paramount
Zohran Mamdani talks to a doctor at Elmhurst Hospital
Zohran Mamdani is canvassing across working-class Queens tonight. An airport worker stops him, so he can say hi to his family.#ZohranOnTheNightShift
United Automobile Workers Oct 29 2025 Supermajority of Volkswagen Workers in Chattanooga Vote to Authorize Strike for Job Security and a Fair Contract Chattanooga, TN – Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga have voted to authorize a strike against the German automaker after over a year of contract negotiations have failed to produce a fair contract offer. It is a historic first, as the first strike authorization vote at a non-Big Three automaker in the modern era. The move comes after months of unfair labor practices committed by the company, including bad faith negotiations, unlawful intimidation, and the unilateral cutting of jobs at Volkswagen’s only U.S. assembly plant.
32BJ SEIU member Sophia Harris holds a union banner. It curls around the building
Chattanooga, TN – After more than 13 months of negotiations, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee have announced a strike authorization vote to take place on Tuesday, October 28 and Wednesday, October 29. The move comes after months of unfair labor practices committed by the company, including bad faith negotiations, unlawful intimidation, and the unilateral cutting of jobs at Volkswagen’s only US assembly plant. Volkswagen made $20.6 billion in profits in 2024, and generates a full 20 percent of its profits in North America. The company can afford to provide a union contract that honors the hardworking autoworkers of Chattanooga.
Screenshot of UAW voting dates
Protest signs shows a play on words with the words tariff and fuhrer to mean she’s angry.
Workers rally on No Kings Day in NYC
Rally picture
I’ll be covering the No Kings Day mobilizations tomorrow for In These Times. I’ll be focusing on these locations: New York, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Portland, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Memphis.
Substack post. It shows a woman holding a sign that says first they came for immigrants. The post is titled Standing Up to Trump Means Solidarity with Immigrants.
Picture of Wall Street Journal article with the headline: Denmark to Spend $8.5 Billion on Weapons for Greenland
Graphic image that says putting the movement back in the labor movement. Shows images of raised fists