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Labor has an important role in this fight. Supporting workers’ rights brings benefit to all of us!
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“This is a concerted assault on programs that support low-income kids and their families. Ultimately, this is teeing up a giant tax cut for billionaires and millionaires.”

#FundOurFuture #ChildCareForAll

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Trump Attacks Child Care for the Most Vulnerable
It turns out that you can’t just turn the government off and then back on again.
prospect.org
February 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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DOGE’s attacks on working people are relentless: firing huge numbers of good, hard-working federal employees who do vital work for our communities, and cutting programs that families rely on.

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The Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders and memos that are already affecting many union members, federal workers and people all across the country. That’s why we are collect...
act.aflcio.org
February 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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"It is now up to elected leaders and civil society to push back against the abuses of power we are seeing and lay the groundwork to fix our political system and make it work for everyone."
The Rise of America’s Broligarchy and What to Do About It
Campaign finance rules and checks on presidential power are collapsing just as leading tech giants have gained power.
time.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Rep. Ralph Norman just admitted that the Social Security Administration is one of the agencies that could be next for DOGE. That’s deeply concerning.
February 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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DOGE is hurting working people, plain and simple.

Federal workers are members of our communities who work hard for this country, but right now they are in fear for their jobs. It’s not right.

These are some of their stories.
February 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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The arbitrary firing of our staff is outrageous and dangerous. This attack on the EPA workforce will put the health of residents in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin in direct peril. President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will have no one to blame but themselves.
February 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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The mass firing of thousands of federal workers by the Trump Administration is unprecedented, illegal, and downright dangerous.
February 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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A couple months ago, AFGE set a goal to reach 325K by the end of December 2025, an average of 12,000 per month.
As of this afternoon, the membership number stands at 325,114
February 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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America’s unions stand in solidarity with all federal workers ✊
February 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM