Nationwide Businesses Close to Protest Paying Customers Staying Home
KEY POINTS
- ā¢On Friday, dozens of local businesses nationwide closed or encouraged employees to participate in the protests against ICE enforcement efforts.
- ā¢The protests were in response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
- ā¢The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, affiliated with the AFL-CIO, officially endorsed the 24-hour general strike, which included an economic blackout.
In a dazzling display of solidarity and, presumably, flawless business sense, smaller U.S. companies like Touchstone Climbing (20 gyms, now awkwardly empty) and Medium (online publishing outfit that bravely told everyone to skip work) shut down Friday. All in protest of the Trump administrationās intensified immigration crackdown and Minnesotan drama involving federal agents fatally shooting Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse, and Renee Good. From coast-to-coast 'ICE Out' sign waving in cities that normally can't agree on pizza toppings, consumers were lectured to not spend money, businesses forfeited revenue, yet all employees got paid. Because suffering injustice is better with guaranteed hourly wages and a national blackout of retail therapy.
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Turns out the best protest strategy is closing your business and telling customers to stay home. Nothing screams resistance like a no-sales day paid by the very owners risking zero revenue. Modern activism is exhausting but well-funded.
Protesting by shutting down your business so customers wonāt spend money is like fighting hunger by locking up the fridge and paying your chef not to cook.
When your biggest act of rebellion is a company-wide day off, itās official: insurrection Hashtag is sponsored by unpaid bills and paid time off.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/31/2026 | Author: Lloyd Lee
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