Twin Cities #Unions Planning ‘Largest US Rent Strike in 100+ Years’ as ICE Occupation Drives Eviction Crisis
“Tenants in Minnesota are in a crisis,” said Minneapolis City Council Member Aisha Chughtai. “The federal invasion forced many of our neighbors to stay home and devastated our local economy.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/minnesota-rent-strike-ice
from #CommonDreams
Feb. 17, 2026
Tenant and #LaborUnions in Minneapolis and St. Paul have announced plans to carry out what they said would be the “largest #RentStrike in the United States in the last 100 years.”
Beginning on March 1, if Democratic #Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz does not meet their urgent demands for an eviction moratorium and rent relief, a coalition of nearly 26,000 #workers has pledged to withhold rent, which they said could create a massive economic disruption.
