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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Federal unionists are warning that the Trump administration’s refusal to release $6 billion in emergency contingency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is putting nearly 42 million Americans at risk of hunger.

As 42 million Americans face rising hunger, and on the 30th day of the shutdown, furloughed and fired federal workers will gather outside USDA Headquarters to collect food for families in need — and to call on the Trump Administration to release $6 billion in emergency SNAP funds that they are withholding. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the shutdown stretches into day 22, federal workers organizing with the Federal Unionists Network will present testimony at the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee to expose the damage the administration’s actions are causing to vital public programs — and to the people who make them run.

This No Kings Day, federal workers are speaking up to say: “We took an oath to serve the American people — not to a would-be king. We’re not pawns in a political game, and we will not be silenced.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, furloughed federal workers will meet with members of Congress for a day of action, urging senators to hold the line in ongoing budget negotiations during the second week of the federal shutdown.

WASHINGTON, DC — A letter titled “No Bad Budget in Our Name” was delivered today to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Through a private sign-on letter, the Federal Unionists Network and 35 union locals representing tens of thousands of federal workers are calling on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to oppose any budget that undermines access to affordable healthcare for millions of Americans or weakens Social Security, the VA, scientific agencies, regulatory protections, and the other services and programs tens of millions of Americans rely upon, even if it means a government shutdown. From the letter: 

Washington, D.C. — Federal workers are questioning a Sept. 24 memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directing agencies to “consider” mass Reduction in Force (RIF) plans if the government shuts down. Workers call it a pressure tactic meant to intimidate Congress and accelerate an assault on public services and to force Congress into passing a poison-pill budget. This is a threat to do what has already happened.

Four civil rights attorneys at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have come forward with a whistleblower report revealing grave violations of federal law, political retaliation, and systemic civil rights failures under Secretary Scott Turner’s leadership.

The Trump administration has escalated its war on veterans and the services they have been promised. Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins unilaterally terminated collective bargaining agreements that cover more than 377,000 employees—nurses, benefits workers, doctors, and support staff who protect and serve our veterans every single day.

This week’s Supreme Court decision has unleashed the Trump Administration to continue the illegal mass firings of federal workers while lawsuits are under review. This temporary decision will cause permanent and serious harm to the American public. While the Supreme Court has taken away the protections we relied on, they cannot take away the power of our voices and collective action. 

The Federal Unionists Network (FUN), a national alliance of federal workers committed to equity, justice, and democratic governance, strongly condemns the detention of SEIU California President David Huerta and demands his immediate and unconditional release.