Government
Secret Trump memo details plans to destroy government workers’ unions
October 24, 2019The administration’s true goal is nothing less than the total elimination of collective bargaining for government workers.
Read more
One government worker’s perspective on fighting the Trump shutdown
December 28, 2018There is no strengthening of the labor movement to come from calling the switchboard of this White House unless your name is Rush Limbaugh or Anne Coulter.
Read more
Workers scramble to pay bills as Trump shutdown drags on
December 27, 2018One union leader says, “If the president wants to gamble, perhaps he should go back to running casinos. Gambling with the lives of federal workers is not acceptable."
Read more
Federal workers union asks Congress to stop Trump’s government shutdown
December 18, 2018Trump adamantly demands Congress fund his Mexican border wall, or he'll shut the government down.
Read more
Make the public sector public again
November 29, 2018The outsourcing of federal activities to private firms is likely an important reason for people’s dissatisfaction with government: They are far more expensive and their goal is profit not service.
Read more