CWA

Recently two members of our sister-Local, CWA 7304, were abducted by ICE at their workplace, a New Flyer electric bus manufacturer in St Cloud MN. Both men had come to the US from Laos legally as small children, grew up here, and had worked at New Flyer for over 20 years. They have families and deep roots in Minnesota.

These ICE abductions are not about making our communities safe. Some families are sheltering at home and keeping their kids home from school. US citizens While these men had prior convictions, they had served their time and were productive members of their communities. Instead, ICE abductions are a violent and racist form of labor control aimed at dividing up the working-class, marginalizing and terrorizing immigrant communities. We must reject attempts to divide us and stand up to these racist attacks on our sisters and brothers. An Injury to One is An Injury to All!

Please consider donating to the GoFundMe’s set up by these union brothers’ families:

Help Bring Sam Home to His Family
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-sam-home-to-his-family

 

Support Sing & Family due to deportation to Laos
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-dad-rebuild-in-laos-after-deportation

Please join CWA Local 7250 at this Labor-organized rally against the ICE operation in Minnesota this Saturday, December 20th 2025 at 11:30am at Lake St & Bloomington Ave in Minneapolis

 

If you or your family have questions or concerns about ICE in your community - please contact the union to put you in touch with resources that could help.

 

Solidarity,

 

Kieran