Federal Workers Say They're Exhausted, Anxious, and Left in the Dark After 6 Months of DOGE

Federal workers say they’re exhausted, anxious, and left in the dark after 6 months of DOGE

Federal employees Edwin Osorio, left, and Jill Hornick, right. Daniel Terna for BI; Mustafa Hussain for BI Jill Hornick feels like she’s at a funeral. She has been a Social Security field office employee for 34 years, and serves as the administrative director of a Chicago-based union representing her colleagues. Since President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency began large-scale cuts of the federal workforce, Hornick said …

Federal workers say they're exhausted, anxious, and left in the dark after 6 months of DOGE

Federal employees Edwin Osorio, left, and Jill Hornick, right.Daniel Terna for BI; Mustafa Hussain for BIJill Hornick feels like she's at a funeral.She has been a Social Security field office employee for 34 years, and serves as the administrative director of a Chicago-based union representing her colleagues. Since President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency began large-scale cuts of the federal workforce, Hornick said her…

South Carolina Alliance Hosts Its Biennial Convention - Retired Americans

The South Carolina Alliance hosted its biennial convention on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, in conjunction with the South Carolina AFL-CIO Convention. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond and Alliance Field Manager Tommy McLaughlin spoke during the convention. McLaughlin outlined the devastating impacts that the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts have had on Social Security, and ways that the Alliance and older South Car…