The largest union federation in the country is starting a campaign to retreat to Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, which has been empowered by President Trump to carry out an attempted attempt without control of purging the federal federal workforce .
The AFL-CiO campaign is called the department of people working to make a living, a play in the Efficiency Department of Mr. Musk’s government.
“The Government can work for billionaires or can work for workers, but not both,” said Liz Shuler, the AFL-CIO president, in a statement.
The scope of the effort is not clear, but it is expected to include digital ads, direct mail and demonstrations in the face of the key agencies where the cuts are being pushed. The group plans to form associations with allies in Capitol Hill and other labor groups, said an official. Several demands have been filed that seek to stop the efforts of Mr. Musk.
Mr. Trump took advantage of populist anger to win two presidential elections, and served with union homes as part of a wide political realignment that has restructured the Republican Party. The president of the Teamsters went to the Republican National Convention.
But efforts to drastically remodel the federal government could have ramifications for workers. The Trump administration expects to reduce workforce by 5 to 10 percent.
The AFL-CIO campaign is one of the first organized efforts of the unions to focus on the people affected by the workforce cuts that the Trump administration is proposing. The Labor Group aims to highlight what Mr. Musk is doing, arguing that their actions, which are opaque and responsible only for Mr. Trump, are potentially dangerous for the public depending on the work in question. The group is also trying to highlight the abyss between the richness of Mr. Musk and that of the people who have urged to move from federal works.
“We will ensure that the federal government works for workers and is not destroyed by billionaires like Elon Musk,” said the campaign’s website. “We will inform about the facts of the cuts of the Government Efficiency Department (Doge) and what it can do to defend itself.”
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