When We Fight, We Win: Turning Fear into Power

On a freezing Minnesota afternoon, these words cut through the cold air and landed with the people gathered there. The video above captures more than a speech. It captures the heart of what we are building at Workers Confluence. A moment where the lines between co worker, neighbor, and family fall away, and working people stand together with clarity and resolve.

Solidarity Is a Verb

As the speaker, Alfreda Daniels, Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation Executive Campaigns Manager and Confluence Steering Committee member reminds us, “An injury to one is an injury to all” is not history. It is a commitment we make to each other in real time. When one worker is threatened, all of us are. When one community is targeted, the response must be collective. This is as true for warehouse workers organizing at Amazon as it is for Uber drivers fighting for dignity on the road. It is true for the roofers in Chanhassen who stood up to wage theft and retaliation and refused to be pushed aside. From construction sites to kitchens to app based work and neighborhoods facing deportation raids, the struggle is shared.

Turning Fear Into Power

“We organize. We protect each other. We turn fear into power.” This is not a slogan. It is a strategy shaped by lived experience. The forces that exploit workers depend on isolation. They depend on fear and silence. But when workers come together across race, language, and immigration status, that fear loses its grip. We see it when Amazon workers speak out together, when Uber drivers coordinate instead of competing, and when immigrant construction workers demand what they are owed. Collective action changes the balance of power.

The Path Forward

The chant at the end says it plainly. When we fight, we win. Not just one rally. Not one contract. This is about building a Minnesota economy that works for everyone. It is about making it clear that if anyone comes for our co workers, they do not face one person. They face all of us.

Join us as we continue to build this confluence of worker power. Because this is our home, and we are not going anywhere.