News | Politics & Elections Federal Workers Hold Massive DC Rally Against Trump In the words of one employee, "Stop holding 800,000 federal employees and their families hostage!" By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams January 11, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor The Shutdown Causes Some Parents to Pay Twice for Child Care Federal employees living paycheck to paycheck now have the additional burden of paying for child care. By s.e. smith , TalkPoverty.org January 9, 2019 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Federal Employees’ Union Sues Trump Administration Over Work Without Pay The American Federation of Government Employees says it is illegal for federal workers to work without pay. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! January 2, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Administration Suggests Unpaid Federal Workers Do Odd Jobs to Cover Rent The advice came as Republican lawmakers announced there has been no progress on reopening the government. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 28, 2018 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Unpaid Federal Employees Set Record Straight With Shutdown Stories After Trump claimed furloughed federal workers support the shutdown, they took to social media. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 26, 2018 Truthout
Economy & Labor Trump Launches War on Federal Unions Federal unions have filed suit against three anti-union executive orders that Trump signed on May 25. By Jim Campana , LaborNotes July 29, 2018 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Free-Speech Restrictions Leave Federal Workers Anxious About Challenging Trump The First Amendment does not always protect civil servants from reprisal. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 14, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Federal Disobedience: Why We Must Support Federal Worker Noncooperation Let 2 million federal workers know you have their backs when they refuse to comply with the Trump-GOP agenda. By Adriana Calvarezi , Truthout February 1, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Ten Reasons to Call for More Than $10.10 as a Minimum Wage President Obama signed an executive order on Wednesday raising the minimum wage for some federally contracted workers to $10.10. By Richard Eskow , CampaignforAmerica'sFuture February 15, 2014 Truthout