Congress must take immediate action to rescind the Trump regime's egregious executive orders that erode the rights of civil service workers and undermine their unions. These orders represent a blatant assault on workers' fundamental freedoms and the very foundation of our democracy.
The facts are clear: the Trump regime's executive orders strip away collective bargaining rights from nearly one million federal workers, particularly those in agencies falsely labeled as "national security" concerns. This thinly veiled attempt to weaken labor unions and concentrate power in the hands of the wealthy few cannot be tolerated.
Furthermore, the creation of a new "Schedule F" classification allows the firing of government workers without cause, paving the way for a "spoils system" reminiscent of the Gilded Age's corruption. These actions are not about "government efficiency" but rather a targeted attack on workers' democratic rights, disproportionately impacting Black workers who make up nearly 20% of the public service workforce.
Unions play a vital role in closing the racial wealth gap, and dismantling them exacerbates economic injustice. The corporate interests bankrolling these efforts seek nothing less than the total destruction of the labor movement, an integral force for workers' rights, civil rights, and human rights throughout our nation's history.
We cannot allow billionaires and anti-union extremists to burn public service jobs and unions to the ground in pursuit of profits over people. Congress has a moral obligation to stand firmly on the side of working families by revoking these draconian orders and actively supporting labor unions' efforts to organize and mobilize. The rights of millions hang in the balance.
Inaction is complicity in this unconscionable attack on the American worker. Bold, decisive action to defend worker rights and unions is imperative to uphold the core values of economic and racial justice that are fundamental to a truly democratic society.
