Airport workers have walked out of the MSP Airport!

[Blue Owl]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Yonnie3 (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Break Through News

Airport Workers On Strike to get ICE out of Minnesota

Read more: https://www.youtube.com/live/3xcVB5D4csM?si=UB0VaW7_ht8xFHys

---

This is huge! Didn't know if all the restaurants and smaller businesses on closing strike today would make a significant difference -- but this sure as hell will!

https://www.youtube.com/live/3xcVB5D4csM?si=UB0VaW7_ht8xFHys

[Easterncedar]

1. Good news!

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Outstanding!

❤️ RESIST!! ✊️

[littlemissmartypants]

3. .

?si=UB0VaW7_ht8xFHys

[OrlandoDem2]

4. We need nation-wide strikes against ICE.

We really have more power than they the Trumpers think. Let’s shut this country down!

[Bengus81]

9. Has to be at a Corporate level. Just like with Kimmel the $$$ is all they understand

[littlemissmartypants]

15. No it doesn't. Read the research. Then share it. ❤️

[ananda]

41. Yes, just do it!

Shut it down!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. I am scheduled to arrive in Minneapolis tomorrow afternoon

From Hawaii.

Any disruptions will not be good. But I understand the reasons.

[Deuxcents]

6. I can think of worse places for a layover 🤗

[flashman13]

7. Think of it this way. It could be worse. You could be flying over Berlin in a B17.

My father did. We are betraying the Greatest Generation.

[littlemissmartypants]

8. Poor dear. The winter weather in the contiguous probably won't help.

Good luck! ❤️

No work. No shop. Solidarity. ✊️

[milestogo]

10. Come to Madison WI

We aren't having any trouble here so far.

[aeromanKC]

19. My advice would be to stay in Hawaii!!

[waterwatcher123]

20. They might put you up in a nice hotel for a couple of days (happened to us in Kona).

[Skittles]

23. remember your DU name

yes indeed

[sarisataka]

32. Stay in Hawaii for a while

January has taken up occupancy here in a very big way

[ProudMNDemocrat]

48. Would love to.

My 14 year old Granddaughter is having Miniscus repair surgery on Monday. Grandma is needed.

Plus, I have been gone since the 12th. I know, poor me. I have been very aware of what is happening.

[angrychair]

11. Makes sense

A lot of airport employees are of international origins.
Actually surprised they have focused on airports more if I'm being honest. .

We need other airports to do the same, as well as well as anyone dealing with transportation or lodging.

[Fil1957]

12. Yeah, but Madison's airport is tiny compared to MSP...

[Joinfortmill]

13. You Go!

[3Hotdogs]

14. Well that's some shit.

[RussBLib]

16. Not good

…especially if you are scheduled to depart MSP within a couple of hours, like my nephew is. They are sked for a flight to Tampa, FL, before boarding a cruise line.

10 below zero right now, wind chill of 23 below.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

[mysteryowl]

17. Look at how hard people are working to get ICE out and 7-dems voted to keep funding them.

Please email and/or call these people.

This is the list of Dems that voted with repukes to massively keep funding ICE.

Tom Suozzi (New York) https://suozzi.house.gov/

Henry Cuellar (Texas) https://cuellar.house.gov/

Don Davis (North Carolina) https://dondavis.house.gov/

Laura Gillen (New York) https://gillen.house.gov/

Jared Golden (Maine) https://golden.house.gov/

Vicente Gonzalez (Texas) https://gonzalez.house.gov/

Marie Glusenkamp Perez (Washington) https://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/

[littlemissmartypants]

30. Thanks so much for this. I am going to make a post on

Don Davis later for the NC Group. But I'm having trouble getting my act together today and not feeling well.

I appreciate you and your sharing. ❤️

[mysteryowl]

38. Hi Little Miss

I think DUers need to contact them with our opinions.

[mysteryowl]

18. Thank you to the people of Minnesota and at the airport!

[cab67]

21. Does that include airline employees?

[Blue Owl]

22. Yes

And dozens of local clergy who are peacefully calling for ICE to get out of Minnesota.

Police are arresting the clergy members at this very moment.

[Magoo48]

24. Magnificent.

This is a powerful message and example to businesses across our nation. Now is the time to act. Thank you people of Minnesota.

[twodogsbarking]

25. Remember what Reagan did.

[orangecrush]

26. Decomposed?

[littlemissmartypants]

31. Hahaha.

[twodogsbarking]

34. Well at least he did one good thing.

[orangecrush]

35. Yup

[Blue Owl]

27. UPDATE

Peaceful clergy members protesting peacefully are being arrested by Airport Police (not ICE)

The live feed is down at the moment while they recharge the video equipment (it's like -25F outside) but a row consisting of dozens -- likely a hundred or more -- peaceful clergy members from Minnesota churches are sitting down in front of the main MSP airport entrance, reading aloud the names of innocent citizens who have been arrested and harassed by ICE, singing songs of hope and brotherhood/sisterhood, and cheered on by hundreds of airport workers.

It's surreal -- police arresting these peaceful, goodwill ambassadors while the criminals of ICE illegally terrorize the streets.

It feels like a turning moment. EVERYBODY knows these clergy members are speaking the truth.

So far the demonstration and arrests have been peaceful -- no violence on either side other than the police and airport security arresting each minister one by one and putting them into school busses.

But it is becoming crystal clear who the enemy is.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

28. I haven't seen any other report of MSP airport workers coming out other than this (no longer) live video showing the

clergy members at the airport, fwiw.

[Blue Owl]

36. I haven't seen much MSM coverage of it yet

Here's one local report:

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/clergy-members-arrested-minneapolis-st-paul-international-airport/

The optics of arresting peaceful clergy members while the city runs amok with tRump's illegal gestapo seizing 5-year olds and legal U.S. citizens doesn't look too good, does it...

[WhiskeyGrinder]

37. The clergy is obviously the big story here. I'd be surprised if airport workers actually walked out, which is why I

asked.

[Blue Owl]

40. It was hard to tell the exact number but looked like a few hundred airport employees

They weren't sitting in the roadway with the clergy, but they were alongside them cheering with signs and a few of them were interviewed. Several airport employees have either been personally harassed by ICE or have had family that have. The vibe was not violent or angry, at no time was it anything but a peaceful protest. Good trouble.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

42. Those were members of the public/supporters. The vast, vast majority of airport workers are POC.

[barbtries]

29. Here are 3 press conferences I've watched in recent days.

ICE is destroying life for everyone in Minneapolis and the damage is spread throughout the state.

https://www.youtube.com/live/kNXKBoNjCzM?si=8eHyvd7yIxU2FcTi
Minnesota physicians on ICE presence in hospitals

https://www.youtube.com/live/eFofkRmchII?si=44GjLS0wzzPX38uC
Minnesota DOC holds press conference on ICE detainers

https://www.youtube.com/live/0A-YQlkhu24?si=_XzMOL24VfU2rnPO
Agriculture officials, Minnesota farmers on ICE activity in state

I'm really happy to hear that the strike is happening.

[barbtries]

45. these are not shorts.

i just checked all 3 and they are the full press conferences.

i rarely watch shorts. but thanks, i guess.

[littlemissmartypants]

46. Sorry for wasting your time. I'm not having a very good day.

I'm leaving.

[MichMan]

39. The planes are all grounded?

[Bayard]

43. Excellent all around!

[JT45242]

44. That is a major hub...that is not affected by ice storm fern

Yeah... Hoping it doesn't mess up my travel tomorrow but amazed and awed!

[Mysterian]

47. Resistance has to start somewhere

The history books will recite the heroes in Minnesota started the resistance.

[Yonnie3]

49. Locking after an alert and a discussion by the hosts

This is great to hear, but YouTube is not an appropriate source for this forum. Please consider re-posting in another forum. General Discussion would be appropriate.

Post the latest news from reputable mainstream news websites and blogs. Important news of national interest only. No analysis or opinion pieces. No duplicates. News stories must have been published within the last 12 hours. Use the published title of the story as the title of the discussion thread. On or after election days, discussion threads announcing that a race has been called are only permitted if the source is the Associated Press.