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@deptofworkers.bsky.social
Department of People Who Work for a Living. Providing accountability for Elon and the anti-worker DOGE.
https://deptofpeoplewhowork.org
https://deptofpeoplewhowork.org
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We stand in solidarity with @mnaflcio.org and all workers in Minnesota peacefully opposing the federal government’s militarized immigration enforcement. We honor the courage of those speaking up for human dignity and demand that ICE leave Minnesota.
Apparently the Department of Labor thought government janitors and cafeteria workers should earn less than a job at Walmart.
If the Department of Labor is lowering the wages for these workers, who else do they think is being paid too much money?
In this economy!?
If the Department of Labor is lowering the wages for these workers, who else do they think is being paid too much money?
In this economy!?
Labor Department Sets $13.65 Minimum Wage for Contractors (1)
The Labor Department set the minimum wage for some federal contractors to $13.65 per hour, after President Donald Trump canceled a Biden-era executive order that had set it at $15 per hour.
news.bloomberglaw.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Apparently the Department of Labor thought government janitors and cafeteria workers should earn less than a job at Walmart.
If the Department of Labor is lowering the wages for these workers, who else do they think is being paid too much money?
In this economy!?
If the Department of Labor is lowering the wages for these workers, who else do they think is being paid too much money?
In this economy!?
Working people are tired of struggling in an economy that doesn’t work for them. This weekend at the Young Worker March on Washington, they came together in the freezing cold to fight for a more secure future for them and all working people.
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Working people are tired of struggling in an economy that doesn’t work for them. This weekend at the Young Worker March on Washington, they came together in the freezing cold to fight for a more secure future for them and all working people.
They are so bad at creating jobs that the new spin is… new jobs are bad? Fewer workers is good? This is the economy that helps Americans?
Hassett: "There's a chance that job creation lags, productivity skyrockets, profits skyrocket, GDP skyrockets, but then all of the sudden you're making 20 widgets and you can make 20 widgets with fewer persons, and then that person has to find a new job. I think that kind of transition could happen"
February 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
They are so bad at creating jobs that the new spin is… new jobs are bad? Fewer workers is good? This is the economy that helps Americans?
Are you paying more than $0 dollars in federal income taxes this year? Tesla isn't.
Did you make $5.7 billion dollars in US profits in 2025? Tesla did.
Did you make $5.7 billion dollars in US profits in 2025? Tesla did.
How Much Federal Income Tax Will Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay on $5.7 Billion in 2025 Revenue? $0 | Common Dreams
Elon Musk's Tesla raked in billions in profits, yet paid $0 in federal income tax in 2025. How is this fair? While hardworking Americans foot the bill, Tesla enjoys massive tax breaks. The system is b...
www.commondreams.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Are you paying more than $0 dollars in federal income taxes this year? Tesla isn't.
Did you make $5.7 billion dollars in US profits in 2025? Tesla did.
Did you make $5.7 billion dollars in US profits in 2025? Tesla did.
When you’re obsessed with naming airports, train stations, and theaters that belong to the American public after yourself…
February 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
When you’re obsessed with naming airports, train stations, and theaters that belong to the American public after yourself…
When expert federal workers can suddenly be replaced by unqualified political lackeys and whistleblowers lose their rights, Trump can make agencies help himself & his billionaire friends instead of the people they’re supposed to serve.
Trump admin moves to finalize return of Schedule F
Officials estimate that around 50,000 federal workers will be stripped of their civil service protections beginning in around a month, as unions, employee associations and good government groups decry...
www.govexec.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:28 PM
When expert federal workers can suddenly be replaced by unqualified political lackeys and whistleblowers lose their rights, Trump can make agencies help himself & his billionaire friends instead of the people they’re supposed to serve.
One of the first agencies DOGE attacked was USAID. Now, Elon and the State Department officials who enabled DOGE are being deposed in court. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/state-department-elon-musk-doge
Judge orders Musk to sit for deposition over DOGE, USAID shutdown
There was "no alternative" to the depositions, the judge ruled.
www.axios.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
One of the first agencies DOGE attacked was USAID. Now, Elon and the State Department officials who enabled DOGE are being deposed in court. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/state-department-elon-musk-doge
You know the administration’s economic policies are working when they’re being compared to 2009. You know, the Great Recession.
Call it the Trump effect. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/layoff-and-hiring-announcements-hit-their-worst-january-levels-since-2009-challenger-says.html
Call it the Trump effect. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/layoff-and-hiring-announcements-hit-their-worst-january-levels-since-2009-challenger-says.html
Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says
With the recent narrative centering on a no-hire, no-fire labor market, the data suggests that the layoff part of the equation could be stepping up.
www.cnbc.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
You know the administration’s economic policies are working when they’re being compared to 2009. You know, the Great Recession.
Call it the Trump effect. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/layoff-and-hiring-announcements-hit-their-worst-january-levels-since-2009-challenger-says.html
Call it the Trump effect. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/layoff-and-hiring-announcements-hit-their-worst-january-levels-since-2009-challenger-says.html
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Happy anniversary, @deptofworkers.bsky.social. Here’s to another year of fighting the destructive implementation of the Trump administration’s DOGE/Project 2025 agenda and stopping their anti-worker actions.
One year ago, the Department of People Who Work for a Living was launched to fight back against Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s unaccountable DOGE/Project 2025 agenda, and a lot has happened since… 🧵
February 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Happy anniversary, @deptofworkers.bsky.social. Here’s to another year of fighting the destructive implementation of the Trump administration’s DOGE/Project 2025 agenda and stopping their anti-worker actions.
One year ago, the Department of People Who Work for a Living was launched to fight back against Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s unaccountable DOGE/Project 2025 agenda, and a lot has happened since… 🧵
February 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
One year ago, the Department of People Who Work for a Living was launched to fight back against Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s unaccountable DOGE/Project 2025 agenda, and a lot has happened since… 🧵
After the Trump admin and their DOGE/Project 2025 agenda made cuts to the IRS, the agency is unprepared for tax season.
The IRS is being forced to have staff with no tax experience jump in and help. That’s not efficient or helpful to working people.
The IRS is being forced to have staff with no tax experience jump in and help. That’s not efficient or helpful to working people.
'Setting this agency up for failure': Amid staffing crunch, IRS taps employees with no relevant experience to assist during filing season
The tax agency is taking unusual steps to prepare for its busy season after watchdog finds it is severely underprepared.
www.govexec.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
After the Trump admin and their DOGE/Project 2025 agenda made cuts to the IRS, the agency is unprepared for tax season.
The IRS is being forced to have staff with no tax experience jump in and help. That’s not efficient or helpful to working people.
The IRS is being forced to have staff with no tax experience jump in and help. That’s not efficient or helpful to working people.
The White House tried, again, to not give federal workers the back pay they earned during the government shutdown.
Luckily, Congress did the right thing, but the Trump admin showed they aren’t looking out for working people.
Luckily, Congress did the right thing, but the Trump admin showed they aren’t looking out for working people.
Congress guarantees furloughed feds’ back pay despite continued White House maneuvering
The Office of Personnel Management removed citations of the 2019 Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act from its shutdown guidance last month, as the Trump administration continues to insist that the law...
www.govexec.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The White House tried, again, to not give federal workers the back pay they earned during the government shutdown.
Luckily, Congress did the right thing, but the Trump admin showed they aren’t looking out for working people.
Luckily, Congress did the right thing, but the Trump admin showed they aren’t looking out for working people.
Trump’s Kennedy Center shutdown plan dropped without any warning and workers are paying the price.
Box office staff, performers, stagehands, and crews are left in limbo for a “renovation” that nobody asked for. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/arts/music/trumps-kennedy-center.html
Box office staff, performers, stagehands, and crews are left in limbo for a “renovation” that nobody asked for. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/arts/music/trumps-kennedy-center.html
Trump's Kennedy Center Shutdown Plan Jolts Workers and Performers
The administration's announcement to shut the center for a major overhaul led to a swirl of confusion and anxiety among performers and patrons about its future.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Trump’s Kennedy Center shutdown plan dropped without any warning and workers are paying the price.
Box office staff, performers, stagehands, and crews are left in limbo for a “renovation” that nobody asked for. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/arts/music/trumps-kennedy-center.html
Box office staff, performers, stagehands, and crews are left in limbo for a “renovation” that nobody asked for. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/arts/music/trumps-kennedy-center.html
The Trump admin’s efforts to destroy the Department of Education and fire federal workers have cost at least $28 MILLION.
Instead of wasting money trying to fire working people, maybe keep them and let them help our kids and their schools. https://n.pr/4qTKMwJ
Instead of wasting money trying to fire working people, maybe keep them and let them help our kids and their schools. https://n.pr/4qTKMwJ
February 3, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The Trump admin’s efforts to destroy the Department of Education and fire federal workers have cost at least $28 MILLION.
Instead of wasting money trying to fire working people, maybe keep them and let them help our kids and their schools. https://n.pr/4qTKMwJ
Instead of wasting money trying to fire working people, maybe keep them and let them help our kids and their schools. https://n.pr/4qTKMwJ
Problems don’t go away when the data does. The Trump administration is just trying to hide them while working people pay the price. https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/federal-data-is-disappearing
Federal Data Is Disappearing
The Trump administration has disrupted data collection on everything from homeland security, maternal mortality, hunger, drug use, education, disaster preparation and the economy.
www.notus.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Problems don’t go away when the data does. The Trump administration is just trying to hide them while working people pay the price. https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/federal-data-is-disappearing
“To put that personally identifiable information that can be used to propagate identity theft…it's a risk to literally every single living and dead American's ability to have a daily life.”
How could we EVER trust DOGE after this?
How could we EVER trust DOGE after this?
Whistleblower responds after DOJ confirms DOGE mishandled Social Security data
The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. The latest disclosure from the Trump administration seemed to confirm some key concerns first raised in a whistleblower co...
www.pbs.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
“To put that personally identifiable information that can be used to propagate identity theft…it's a risk to literally every single living and dead American's ability to have a daily life.”
How could we EVER trust DOGE after this?
How could we EVER trust DOGE after this?
There are 1400 mentions of DOGE founder Elon Musk in the Epstein files.
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
There are 1400 mentions of DOGE founder Elon Musk in the Epstein files.
FEMA workers save lives. You can’t claim to care about public safety while firing them.
Lawsuit seeks to stop FEMA from cutting its workforce in half
Staff reductions at the disaster agency were put on hold last week, as it faced the recent winter storm.
www.govexec.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:08 PM
FEMA workers save lives. You can’t claim to care about public safety while firing them.
Elon forced Tesla to give him an outrageous CEO pay package while his workers struggle–but his actions at DOGE and continued involvement in the Trump administration are hurting the company.
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
Tesla struggles to regain its footing in the electric vehicle market, hindered by Elon Musk’s political activity, impacting its stock price and performance.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Elon forced Tesla to give him an outrageous CEO pay package while his workers struggle–but his actions at DOGE and continued involvement in the Trump administration are hurting the company.
FACT CHECK: Trump and his billionaire friends have gotten $1.5 TRILLION richer in his first year back in office. The rest of us? Not so much.
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
FACT CHECK: Trump and his billionaire friends have gotten $1.5 TRILLION richer in his first year back in office. The rest of us? Not so much.
Elon Musk is still pouring millions into races and using his platform to strong-arm lawmakers into backing extreme bills. Billionaire money is shaping public policy while working people get shut out.
Elon Musk is flexing his political muscle again — and the GOP is responding
His recent footprint includes a $10 million investment in the Kentucky Senate race and an all-out influence campaign targeting Senate Republicans.
www.politico.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Elon Musk is still pouring millions into races and using his platform to strong-arm lawmakers into backing extreme bills. Billionaire money is shaping public policy while working people get shut out.
800+ workers from the National Weather Service were cut by the Trump admin and their DOGE/Project 2025 agenda.
With most of the country covered in snow and more storms on the way, we need NWS workers so we can stay safe throughout the winter.
With most of the country covered in snow and more storms on the way, we need NWS workers so we can stay safe throughout the winter.
Employee cuts negatively impact National Weather Service reliability, Blumenthal says
Senator Blumenthal says over 800 workers have been let go from the National Weather Service, which minimizes the reliability of the weather reports.
connecticut.news12.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:50 PM
800+ workers from the National Weather Service were cut by the Trump admin and their DOGE/Project 2025 agenda.
With most of the country covered in snow and more storms on the way, we need NWS workers so we can stay safe throughout the winter.
With most of the country covered in snow and more storms on the way, we need NWS workers so we can stay safe throughout the winter.
President Trump promised to bring prices down on day 1. Instead, prices are going up on rent, groceries, electricity and almost everything else.
This administration’s economic policies have made the American Dream unreachable for working families.
This administration’s economic policies have made the American Dream unreachable for working families.
US Consumer Confidence Plummets to Lowest Level Since 2014
US consumer confidence declined in January to the lowest level in more than a decade on more pessimistic views of the economy and labor market.
www.bloomberg.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:57 PM
President Trump promised to bring prices down on day 1. Instead, prices are going up on rent, groceries, electricity and almost everything else.
This administration’s economic policies have made the American Dream unreachable for working families.
This administration’s economic policies have made the American Dream unreachable for working families.
New court filings show DOGE staff secretly & illegally accessed and leaked Americans’ Social Security data and still can’t say what was exposed or where it went. Cool. Cool cool cool. Cool cool cool.
The Trump administration admits even more ways DOGE accessed sensitive personal data
New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:27 PM
New court filings show DOGE staff secretly & illegally accessed and leaked Americans’ Social Security data and still can’t say what was exposed or where it went. Cool. Cool cool cool. Cool cool cool.
1 in 5 workers in America is an immigrant. Immigrants are vital to our communities, our economy and our labor movement.
We stand with @mnaflcio.org as they peacefully fight for truth, freedom and justice against ICE and militarized immigration enforcement.
We stand with @mnaflcio.org as they peacefully fight for truth, freedom and justice against ICE and militarized immigration enforcement.
Immigration
One in five workers in America wasn’t born here. Immigrants are America’s workers, vital to the fabric of our communities, our economy and our labor movement.
deptofpeoplewhowork.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:59 PM
1 in 5 workers in America is an immigrant. Immigrants are vital to our communities, our economy and our labor movement.
We stand with @mnaflcio.org as they peacefully fight for truth, freedom and justice against ICE and militarized immigration enforcement.
We stand with @mnaflcio.org as they peacefully fight for truth, freedom and justice against ICE and militarized immigration enforcement.