Jason R, Minneapolis, MN
Yesterday I attended an in-person meeting of a local Signal group chat, wearing my RCA beanie. There were 11 other people in the “business outreach” breakout session, mostly middle-aged.
At first, I listened. Someone said corporate-chain managers are much less receptive to anti-ICE procedures and training, and more focused on keeping profits flowing.
I asked whether we should be talking to managers or employees. I told them other RCA comrades noticed the same divide between managers and employees when they visited Target and Home Depot. We should talk to employees rather than managers, and encourage them to organize their own procedures and link up with other locations as possible. I heard people audibly exclaim “ooooh!” in agreement.
After the meeting, I got a very warm reception from an older lady who has been doing the vast majority of the outreach work over the last three months. She was nodding along with a big smile on her face as I talked about being conscious of the conflicting interests between bosses and workers, and the fact that the ICE problem runs much deeper than just Trump.