UAW Breaks Through in the South as Minneapolis Pushes ICE Back

On this episode of the Jacobin Show David breaks down the growing momentum of organized labor, including the UAW’s breakthrough efforts in the South, and what it signals for the future of worker power in historically anti-union regions. We discuss why this moment matters, what made it possible, and what comes next for the broader labor movement.

Minneapolis City Council member Robin Wonsley joins us to discuss the recent ICE activity in her city, how communities responded, and what lessons democratic socialists in other cities can take from Minneapolis.

Plus, Chip Gibbons on surveillance, blowback, and journalism under fire.

Read Chip Gibbons’s pieces:

https://jacobin.com/2026/01/harp-venezuela-free-speech-journalism

https://jacobin.com/2025/12/cia-blowback-afghanistan-terrorism-mujahideen

Check out David’s book The Myth of Red Texas: https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-myth-of-red-texas/

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This is the audio version of a live broadcast from February 6, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 10 AM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag