AFSCME Family,
More than 25 days ago, the Trump administration and its yes-men and women in Congress shut down the government.
This happened because anti-worker extremists refused to reach a bipartisan deal to stop health care costs from skyrocketing. Instead, they are protecting the deep tax breaks for greedy billionaires and corporations they passed in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”
That decision will lead to health care premiums more than doubling for millions of Americans, with hospitals and health centers closing.
Read my column to learn how we can fight back.
The longer this shutdown continues, the more our health care and our jobs are in danger. At the state and local level, funding for important programs like food assistance, Head Start and housing are all at risk of running out.
The forces we are up against got us into this mess, but we can fight our way out of it — that is, if we get organized.
Read my column and see why we need to keep the pressure on until Congress listens.
We must talk to our co-workers, engage our communities, and build the power we need to improve the lives of workers. Whatever we do, we cannot — and will not — be silent about the shutdown.
In solidarity,
Lee Saunders
AFSCME President
