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Federal workers organize against billionaire power grab

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This story originally appeared in Labor Notes on Feb. 14, 2025. It is shared here with permission. The second Trump administration has the federal workforce in its crosshairs. Spearheading the effort is Elon Musk (the richest man in the world) and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (not actually a government department). Trump and Musk have taken a shotgun-blast approach: instituting a hiring freeze, shutting down whole agencies, …

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Federal workers organize against billionaire power grab

4 days ago·Baltimore, United States

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Jacobin

Federal Workers Are Mobilizing Against Musk’s Purge

Donald Trump and Elon Musk's assault on federal workers threatens government employees, working conditions throughout the economy, and the viability of crucial services. Federal workers are uniting across agency and union lines to fight back.

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The Roanoke Rambler

Ramblings: Roanokers Protest Federal Worker Purge; Plaza To Honor Onzlee Ware; Affordable Housing Project Approved

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another. We’re on the lookout for tidbits related to money in politics, data, business, civic engagement or interesting events. Think you know of something that could be a Rambling? Drop us a line at editor@roanokerambler.com and we may well write about it. Happy reading!A couple hundred protesters gathered outside Roanoke’s federal bui…

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Federal Workers Are Mobilizing Against Musk’s Purge – The Journal

The second Trump administration opened with an all-out assault on the operation of the US government. In open defiance of the law, the president has unilaterally shut down federal agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. At the Treasury Department, Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has been allowed to access payment systems in an attempt to selectively cut off congressionally mandated payments. And the Offi…

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