Jan 09, 2019
\u201cThis is on you, @realDonaldTrump and @senatemajldr. #StoptheShutdown #TrumpShutdown #ShutdownStories\u201d— People For the American Way (@People For the American Way) 1547145377
As the president continues his "temper tantrum" over $5.7 billion in funding for his "ridiculous" wall along the U.S.-Mexico border--which Democratic lawmakers and the majority of Americans have consistently opposed--the 800,000 federal employees who aren't getting paid during the shutdown are calling on the GOP-led Senate to pass spending legislation approved by the Democratic House to reopen the government, with or without Trump's support.
Workers, union leaders, and members of Congress gathered at AFL-CIO's D.C. headquarter to deliver speeches, and marched to the White House carrying signs that said #StopTheShutdown and "Congress: Do your job so we can do ours."
"Stop holding 800,000 federal employees and their families hostage!" one employee from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said in a rally speech that captured the demonstrators' main message to Trump and McConnell.
The Republican Senate majority leader has been accused of subservience to the president and has refused to allow senators to vote on a bill to end the shutdown, despite frustration even among members of his own party.
\u201cWe stand in solidarity with our friends at @AFLCIO, @AFSCME, @SEIU, @AFGENational, & all the government employees taking to the streets in DC today to protest the continuation one of the longest federal government shutdowns in history over a fake border crisis. #StopTheShutdown\u201d— Voto Latino (@Voto Latino) 1547141732
\u201cTrump has turned 800,000 workers into political pawns in his attempts to enact a destructive monument to racism.\n\n#StopTheShutdown\u201d— Friends of the Earth (Action) (@Friends of the Earth (Action)) 1547140892
\u201c#StopTheShutdown: Hundreds of federal workers are lining up along the north fence. The front of the march is chanting \u201cpay the workers, furlough Trump.\u201d\n\nTrump, meanwhile, is out visiting the border.\u201d— Alejandro Alvarez (@Alejandro Alvarez) 1547145413
In addition to the main event in D.C., federal employees and unions also organized solidarity demonstrations in other cities across the country:
\u201c#StopTheShutdown rally in Kansas City! Working people across the country are sick and tired of being used as political pawns. End the shutdown now! #1u\u201d— AFL-CIO \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 | #AFLCIOVotes (@AFL-CIO \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 | #AFLCIOVotes) 1547145455
\u201c\u201cWe\u2019re the workers we put up a fight, we won\u2019t let this shutdown steal our rights.\u201d Worker power on display at the Florida Capitol to #StopTheShutdown.\u201d— Florida AFL-CIO (@Florida AFL-CIO) 1547141395
Some federal lawmakers outraged by what many are calling the #TrumpShutdown joined the protests. Addressing the rally in D.C., Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said, "It is unbelievable that we have a president who is prepared to deny basic governmental services to millions of Americans who need those services, so today we say to this president, 'Grow up, do your job, end this shutdown.'"
\u201cSen. Bernie Sanders at union rally protesting government shutdown: "Today we say to this president: Grow up, do your job, end this shutdown." https://t.co/n9IQ5KR9jj\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1547144611
While workers rallied in Washington and beyond, Trump traveled to Texas to promote his wall proposal amid mounting concerns that he will declare a national emergency even though legal experts say he has no constitutional authority to use such a declaration as a way to redirect military funds for a project not approved by Congress.
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka declared at the D.C. demonstration on Thursday that "instead of going to the border for a photo op," the president "should be on Capitol Hill negotiating."
\u201c\u201cInstead of going to the border for a photo op, @realDonaldTrump should be on Capitol Hill negotiating.\u201d @RichardTrumka #StoptheShutdown #TrumpShutdown #Shutdown\u201d— People For the American Way (@People For the American Way) 1547139959
Meanwhile, as the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights outlined in a tweet, "800K federal employees going without pay. An expired VAWA. Struggling Native American communities. Looming cuts to food stamps. Federal housing assistance in jeopardy. And that's just the beginning."
\u201c800K federal employees going without pay. An expired VAWA. Struggling Native American communities. Looming cuts to food stamps. Federal housing assistance in jeopardy. And that's just the beginning.\n\nThe #TrumpShutdown is an urgent civil and human rights matter. #StopTheShutdown\u201d— The Leadership Conference (@The Leadership Conference) 1547142735
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\u201cThis is on you, @realDonaldTrump and @senatemajldr. #StoptheShutdown #TrumpShutdown #ShutdownStories\u201d— People For the American Way (@People For the American Way) 1547145377
As the president continues his "temper tantrum" over $5.7 billion in funding for his "ridiculous" wall along the U.S.-Mexico border--which Democratic lawmakers and the majority of Americans have consistently opposed--the 800,000 federal employees who aren't getting paid during the shutdown are calling on the GOP-led Senate to pass spending legislation approved by the Democratic House to reopen the government, with or without Trump's support.
Workers, union leaders, and members of Congress gathered at AFL-CIO's D.C. headquarter to deliver speeches, and marched to the White House carrying signs that said #StopTheShutdown and "Congress: Do your job so we can do ours."
"Stop holding 800,000 federal employees and their families hostage!" one employee from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said in a rally speech that captured the demonstrators' main message to Trump and McConnell.
The Republican Senate majority leader has been accused of subservience to the president and has refused to allow senators to vote on a bill to end the shutdown, despite frustration even among members of his own party.
\u201cWe stand in solidarity with our friends at @AFLCIO, @AFSCME, @SEIU, @AFGENational, & all the government employees taking to the streets in DC today to protest the continuation one of the longest federal government shutdowns in history over a fake border crisis. #StopTheShutdown\u201d— Voto Latino (@Voto Latino) 1547141732
\u201cTrump has turned 800,000 workers into political pawns in his attempts to enact a destructive monument to racism.\n\n#StopTheShutdown\u201d— Friends of the Earth (Action) (@Friends of the Earth (Action)) 1547140892
\u201c#StopTheShutdown: Hundreds of federal workers are lining up along the north fence. The front of the march is chanting \u201cpay the workers, furlough Trump.\u201d\n\nTrump, meanwhile, is out visiting the border.\u201d— Alejandro Alvarez (@Alejandro Alvarez) 1547145413
In addition to the main event in D.C., federal employees and unions also organized solidarity demonstrations in other cities across the country:
\u201c#StopTheShutdown rally in Kansas City! Working people across the country are sick and tired of being used as political pawns. End the shutdown now! #1u\u201d— AFL-CIO \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 | #AFLCIOVotes (@AFL-CIO \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 | #AFLCIOVotes) 1547145455
\u201c\u201cWe\u2019re the workers we put up a fight, we won\u2019t let this shutdown steal our rights.\u201d Worker power on display at the Florida Capitol to #StopTheShutdown.\u201d— Florida AFL-CIO (@Florida AFL-CIO) 1547141395
Some federal lawmakers outraged by what many are calling the #TrumpShutdown joined the protests. Addressing the rally in D.C., Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said, "It is unbelievable that we have a president who is prepared to deny basic governmental services to millions of Americans who need those services, so today we say to this president, 'Grow up, do your job, end this shutdown.'"
\u201cSen. Bernie Sanders at union rally protesting government shutdown: "Today we say to this president: Grow up, do your job, end this shutdown." https://t.co/n9IQ5KR9jj\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1547144611
While workers rallied in Washington and beyond, Trump traveled to Texas to promote his wall proposal amid mounting concerns that he will declare a national emergency even though legal experts say he has no constitutional authority to use such a declaration as a way to redirect military funds for a project not approved by Congress.
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka declared at the D.C. demonstration on Thursday that "instead of going to the border for a photo op," the president "should be on Capitol Hill negotiating."
\u201c\u201cInstead of going to the border for a photo op, @realDonaldTrump should be on Capitol Hill negotiating.\u201d @RichardTrumka #StoptheShutdown #TrumpShutdown #Shutdown\u201d— People For the American Way (@People For the American Way) 1547139959
Meanwhile, as the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights outlined in a tweet, "800K federal employees going without pay. An expired VAWA. Struggling Native American communities. Looming cuts to food stamps. Federal housing assistance in jeopardy. And that's just the beginning."
\u201c800K federal employees going without pay. An expired VAWA. Struggling Native American communities. Looming cuts to food stamps. Federal housing assistance in jeopardy. And that's just the beginning.\n\nThe #TrumpShutdown is an urgent civil and human rights matter. #StopTheShutdown\u201d— The Leadership Conference (@The Leadership Conference) 1547142735
\u201cThis is on you, @realDonaldTrump and @senatemajldr. #StoptheShutdown #TrumpShutdown #ShutdownStories\u201d— People For the American Way (@People For the American Way) 1547145377
As the president continues his "temper tantrum" over $5.7 billion in funding for his "ridiculous" wall along the U.S.-Mexico border--which Democratic lawmakers and the majority of Americans have consistently opposed--the 800,000 federal employees who aren't getting paid during the shutdown are calling on the GOP-led Senate to pass spending legislation approved by the Democratic House to reopen the government, with or without Trump's support.
Workers, union leaders, and members of Congress gathered at AFL-CIO's D.C. headquarter to deliver speeches, and marched to the White House carrying signs that said #StopTheShutdown and "Congress: Do your job so we can do ours."
"Stop holding 800,000 federal employees and their families hostage!" one employee from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said in a rally speech that captured the demonstrators' main message to Trump and McConnell.
The Republican Senate majority leader has been accused of subservience to the president and has refused to allow senators to vote on a bill to end the shutdown, despite frustration even among members of his own party.
\u201cWe stand in solidarity with our friends at @AFLCIO, @AFSCME, @SEIU, @AFGENational, & all the government employees taking to the streets in DC today to protest the continuation one of the longest federal government shutdowns in history over a fake border crisis. #StopTheShutdown\u201d— Voto Latino (@Voto Latino) 1547141732
\u201cTrump has turned 800,000 workers into political pawns in his attempts to enact a destructive monument to racism.\n\n#StopTheShutdown\u201d— Friends of the Earth (Action) (@Friends of the Earth (Action)) 1547140892
\u201c#StopTheShutdown: Hundreds of federal workers are lining up along the north fence. The front of the march is chanting \u201cpay the workers, furlough Trump.\u201d\n\nTrump, meanwhile, is out visiting the border.\u201d— Alejandro Alvarez (@Alejandro Alvarez) 1547145413
In addition to the main event in D.C., federal employees and unions also organized solidarity demonstrations in other cities across the country:
\u201c#StopTheShutdown rally in Kansas City! Working people across the country are sick and tired of being used as political pawns. End the shutdown now! #1u\u201d— AFL-CIO \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 | #AFLCIOVotes (@AFL-CIO \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 | #AFLCIOVotes) 1547145455
\u201c\u201cWe\u2019re the workers we put up a fight, we won\u2019t let this shutdown steal our rights.\u201d Worker power on display at the Florida Capitol to #StopTheShutdown.\u201d— Florida AFL-CIO (@Florida AFL-CIO) 1547141395
Some federal lawmakers outraged by what many are calling the #TrumpShutdown joined the protests. Addressing the rally in D.C., Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said, "It is unbelievable that we have a president who is prepared to deny basic governmental services to millions of Americans who need those services, so today we say to this president, 'Grow up, do your job, end this shutdown.'"
\u201cSen. Bernie Sanders at union rally protesting government shutdown: "Today we say to this president: Grow up, do your job, end this shutdown." https://t.co/n9IQ5KR9jj\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1547144611
While workers rallied in Washington and beyond, Trump traveled to Texas to promote his wall proposal amid mounting concerns that he will declare a national emergency even though legal experts say he has no constitutional authority to use such a declaration as a way to redirect military funds for a project not approved by Congress.
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka declared at the D.C. demonstration on Thursday that "instead of going to the border for a photo op," the president "should be on Capitol Hill negotiating."
\u201c\u201cInstead of going to the border for a photo op, @realDonaldTrump should be on Capitol Hill negotiating.\u201d @RichardTrumka #StoptheShutdown #TrumpShutdown #Shutdown\u201d— People For the American Way (@People For the American Way) 1547139959
Meanwhile, as the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights outlined in a tweet, "800K federal employees going without pay. An expired VAWA. Struggling Native American communities. Looming cuts to food stamps. Federal housing assistance in jeopardy. And that's just the beginning."
\u201c800K federal employees going without pay. An expired VAWA. Struggling Native American communities. Looming cuts to food stamps. Federal housing assistance in jeopardy. And that's just the beginning.\n\nThe #TrumpShutdown is an urgent civil and human rights matter. #StopTheShutdown\u201d— The Leadership Conference (@The Leadership Conference) 1547142735
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