Organizers across the USA convened on February 16, 2026 to discuss the potential of social strikes in combatting Trump’s authoritarian juggernaut. Join us to learn about the history of social strike resistance to tyranny around the world; the lessons of the Minneapolis “Day of Truth and Freedom”; the role of organized labor; and how to use social strikes to defend working class rights and advance working class autonomy.
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Donald Trump and his accomplices are conducting a creeping coup, which is seizing all the powers of the government and concentrating them in the personal will of the President. The consequence is armed attack abroad and armed assault against American cities. Popular opposition is growing and a powerful movement-based opposition is resisting. But what about a worst-case scenario where neither electoral nor non-electoral opposition forestalls a MAGA tyranny?
Experience from Poland to the Philippines to South Korea to Puerto Rico has shown that “social strikes” — including mass strikes, general strikes, and nonviolent popular uprisings — can overcome tyrannical dictatorships. The Minnesota “Day of Peace and Freedom”, has shown the power of a social strike right here in the US.
Speakers:
Jeremy Brecher: historian, author, and co-founder of the Labor Network for Sustainability
Coleen Rowley, former FBI whistleblower and Minneapolis resident
Jackson Potter, vice-president of Chicago Teachers Union and leading figure in MaydayStrong.
Initiated by the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security
Co-sponsors: Labor Network for Sustainability, MayDayStrong, ZNetwork.org, Indivisible Maynard Area, Massachusetts Peace Action
MORE RESOURCES:
Read the full report or download the free PDF here: “Social Strikes: Can General Strikes, Mass Strikes, and People Power Uprisings Provide a Last Defense Against MAGA Tyranny?“
Read an in-depth discussion with Jeremy Brecher, leading up to the Minnesota “Day of Truth and Freedom” here: “Social Strikes: Confronting ICE and Resisting Authoritarianism“
Ready to get involved and/or grow your organization? Check out AllofUSDirectory.org and find community near you.
This May Day, It’s Workers Over Billionaires: May 1st, 2026 we rally, march, and plan a day of no school, no work, no shopping. Join May Day Strong.
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