The Movement Supporting Public Employees Is Rising

Thousands of workers across the country hit the streets this week to declare their opposition to Trump and Musk who, under the guise of “efficiency,” are slashing and burning public services.

Sarah Jaffe February 21, 2025

Thousands of workers hit the streets February 19, all around the country — at federal offices like the Department of Health and Human Services, at Tesla dealerships and public spaces — to declare their opposition to the slashing and burning of public services currently happening under the guise of ​“efficiency.”

Workers focused on billionaire Elon Musk’s power within President Donald Trump’s new administration, through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). National Park Service workers, standing in the snow, brandished signs reading, ​“Immigrants didn’t steal my job. The president did.”

At Tesla’s San Francisco office, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau workers spoke about the work they did, to cheers: ​“When you dispute a transaction on your credit card, and they refuse to believe you, we make them take that charge off your credit card.” In Seattle, scientists marched in protest, with one sign seeming to reference orcas attacking yachts: ​“Care about orcas? Support federal scientists!”

In Washington, D.C., a crowd marched to SpaceX’s office bearing signs that read ​“DOGE is a Trojan horse.” Tiffany Montes spoke to the rally, sharing her story of being laid off from her job at the National Park Service that Friday.

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