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‘We need to raise hell’: Rally held outside US Capitol to fight federal job cuts

  • Hundreds of members of the American Federation of Government Employees gathered on Capitol Hill to protest against President Donald Trump's plans to cut federal jobs during the AFGE's annual legislative conference.
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated that the attack on civil service workers is unacceptable, unconscionable, un-American, and pledged support for their dignity and respect.
  • Rep. Steny Hoyer emphasized the need to raise hell against the administration's efforts to cut jobs and revert to past practices of political appointments.
  • The AFGE is involved in legal challenges against the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal workforce and to stop the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal records.
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Maryland lawmakers, union officials denounce Trump’s attempt to dismantle civil service - Maryland Matters

Hundreds of protesters rallied Tiuesday near the Capitol in support of federal workers, as the Trump administration continues its assaulst on the federal civil service. (Photo by bJoey Barke/Capital News Service)By Mennatalla Ibrahim and Colin McNamara WASHINGTON — Maryland Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks joined other members of the state’s congressional delegation and federal employee unions near the U.S. Capitol Tuesday…

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US Federal workers rally against workforce cuts in Washington DC

Federal workers in Washington D.C. rally against Trump's plans to reduce the federal workforce by ten percent through buyouts and layoffs.

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Democrat Lawmakers, Federal Labor Unions Protest Effort to Shrink Government Workforce

WASHINGTON—House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) headlined dozens of Democratic lawmakers on Feb. 11, gathered at a rally against the Trump administration’s proposed downsizing of the federal government. “It’s an all-hands-on-deck effort, and we’re fighting on your behalf in the Congress,” Jeffries said, speaking to members of the American Federation of Government Employees outside the Senate Russell building. “We’re fighting on your be…

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‘We need to raise hell’: Rally held outside US Capitol to fight federal job cuts

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Maryland lawmakers, union officials denounce Trump’s attempt to dismantle civil service

By MENNATALLA IBRAHIM and COLIN MCNAMARA WASHINGTON — Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks joined other members of the state’s congressional delegation and federal employee unions near the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to denounce the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the federal civil service. “The really callous, heartless, horrible witch hunt that is occurring right now against our civil servants is not just an attack on you…

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Federal workers, union members, supporters rally on Capitol Hill

Hundreds of members of the American Federation of Government Employees and their supporters gathered on Capital Hill Tuesday afternoon to "Rally to Save the Civil Service."

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