Whistleblower Report
The report details an unprecedented dismantling of HUD’s fair housing enforcement capacity, politically motivated retaliation for performing civil rights work, and systemic civil rights failures that put marginalized communities and survivors of domestic violence at severe risk.
NYT: ‘The Biggest Act of Union-Busting in U.S. History’: Trump’s War on Federal Workers
With 300,000 employees gone and collective-bargaining rights eliminated, the administration has hobbled organized labor. Did it also start a movement?
Senate bill seeks to restore federal workers collective bargaining rights
Maryland U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is leading a new push to restore collective bargaining rights for federal workers as well as workplace protections, which the majority of federal employees lost due to executive orders by President Donald Trump.
Trump Eliminates 157 Jobs at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
The Trump administration has cut over 157 open roles at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and outpatient clinics across the Bay Area.
Hundreds of Labor Leaders, Federal Workers to Rally in D.C., Urge Senate to Restore Union Rights
WASHINGTON, DC — Hundreds of federal workers, union leaders, and allies are expected to gather Wednesday at Upper Senate Park to urge the U.S. Senate to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act (PAWA), legislation that would restore collective bargaining rights stripped from more than one million federal employees under the Trump administration.
Union Veterans, VA Workers Rally Against Secretary Doug Collins’ Staffing Cuts at San Francisco VA
Members of National Federation of Federal Employees Local 1, which represents nurses, social workers, psychologists, pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists and other health care professionals at the San Francisco VA Health Care System, along with frontline VA workers and community allies, will rally Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) to oppose sweeping staffing cuts and call on Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to reverse the reductions and fully fund veterans’ health care.
Debunking Trump’s Bullsh*t Legal Arguments for Invading Venezuela
Leah, Kate, and Melissa preview January’s major SCOTUS cases, including disputes over trans kids' participation in team sports, a concealed-carry ban in Hawaii, and Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
‘PAWA to the People’ — Hundreds to Rally, Demand Senate Action on Union Rights
A rally and speaker program will urge the Senate to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act (PAWA) — bipartisan legislation to restore collective bargaining rights for over one million federal workers stripped of union protections in 2025.
The Atlantic: The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
A hard year for federal workers offers a real-time lesson in resilience
Imagine going from having a book club with your co-workers to seeing them only on a Signal chat where every member has to be vetted – and the main conversation topic is when you might lose your job.
Federal Workers, Unions, and Allies Launch “Save Our Services: A Week of Solidarity, In Defense of Democracy”
The Trump 2025 shutdown has become the longest in U.S. history—its central fight over healthcare threatening 22–24 million Americans with skyrocketing premiums.
She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she's been put on leave
Jenna Norton, a program director at the National Institutes of Health, says she has been put on paid leave following the end of the government shutdown.
Trump Officials Plan To Fire SNAP Worker Who Spoke Up About Program Disruptions
Ellen Mei was interviewed about the food assistance program during the shutdown. She received a termination letter the next day.
Trump administration prepares to fire worker for TV interview about SNAP
The USDA employee warned that the shutdown could have negative impacts on the millions of Americans who rely on the federal government to put food on the table.
Federal worker says she's being fired for speaking out amid shutdown
Federal worker Ellen Mei joins Ana Cabrera to share why she says she is being fired in retaliation for speaking out to MSNBC about the government shutdown and cuts to SNAP benefits.
SNAP Worker Faces Termination After Speaking Publicly About Hunger Crisis; Federal Workers, Allies to Rally in Boston
BOSTON — A federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program employee who warned the public about the nation’s hunger crisis now faces termination, prompting Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., federal workers, labor and community allies to rally in support on Friday in Boston.
Vought sounds layoff siren: 'RIFs have begun'
President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday afternoon announced that it has begun firing federal workers, OMB Director Russ Vought wrote on X.
Not Standing Down: Federal Workers Launch Nationwide Week of Action After Shutdown “Deal” Betrays Working Families
Federal Unionists across the country are organizing actions, service projects and town halls in response to Congress’s failure to tackle America’s healthcare and hunger crisis.
After a month of the shutdown, workers face mounting bills, car repossessions
The government has been closed for a full month — and federal workers who have missed two paychecks are now using credit cards to pay their bills, visiting food pantries to stock their kitchens and reviewing their bank accounts, plotting exactly how long they can manage without a salary.
Federal Whistleblowers Sound an Alarm Over Civil Rights at HUD
Two of the federal workers who filed an emergency complaint about the Department of Housing and Urban Development speak out about the Trump administration’s actions.