Federal employees and their supporters railed in Decrease Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon as part of nationwide motion protesting President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, calling the current federal job purging a company coup.
Photograph by Dean Moses
Federal employees and their supporters railed in opposition to President Trump and Elon Musk in Decrease Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon as part of a nationwide motion in opposition to the administration’s ongoing federal job purge.
Assembling outdoors of 26 Federal Plaza, over 100 demonstrators, together with employees who’ve been ousted by Musk and the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), proclaimed that they’re combating again in opposition to the billionaire. Dubbing the motion “Save our Services” (SOS), the group brandished indicators and chanted.
Greater than 200,000 federal employees have already been pressured out or face termination, gutting the businesses that guarantee Social Safety funds, veterans’ well being care, catastrophe aid, meals security, airline security and shopper protections, amongst different core tasks.
Federal employees and their supporters railed in Decrease Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon as part of nationwide motion protesting President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, calling the current federal job purging a company coup.Photograph by Dean Moses
“I work right there at the Federal Building, or rather, I would be working if I wasn’t placed on administrative leave two weeks ago, just because I work on environmental justice, which is considered DEIA under the new executive order,” mentioned one impacted employee named Drew. “I’m not the only one on administrative leave.”
These rallying in opposition to Musk, the Tesla and X billionaire whom Trump appointed as head of a “Department of Government Efficiency,” didn’t mince phrases when it got here to what they referred to as his “hostile takeover” of the federal government. They cost Musk is stealing from the American individuals with a purpose to service billionaires and in doing so, illegally eradicating employees from their positions.
Assembling outdoors of 26 Federal Plaza, over 100 demonstrators, together with employees who’ve been ousted by Musk and DOGE proclaimed that they’re combating again in opposition to the billionaire.Photograph by Dean Moses
“I was illegally fired last week,” mentioned Jasmine McAllister, an affected federal worker. “Elon Musk illegally fired me because he does not want [the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau] CFPB to exist. CFPB protects the everyday person from Wall Street.”
She defined that her bureau has the duty of defending individuals from unlawful charges, combating scammers and correcting credit score reporting errors. Although she misplaced her job, she mentioned she is pushing again.
“We’re in the courts fighting back. We’re in the streets fighting back because democracy is under attack,” McAllister added.
Assembling outdoors of 26 Federal Plaza, over 100 demonstrators, together with employees who’ve been ousted by Musk and DOGE proclaimed that they’re combating again in opposition to the billionaire.Photograph by Dean Moses 
Assembling outdoors of 26 Federal Plaza, over 100 demonstrators, together with employees who’ve been ousted by Musk and DOGE proclaimed that they’re combating again in opposition to the billionaire.Photograph by Dean Moses
The demonstration even went so far as to say that these cuts are one step in a grander scheme to interrupt aside government-run packages after which promote the items to the very best bidder — primarily an effort to denationalise packages like Social Safety, Medicare and different authorities packages.
“Elon Musk steals $8 million a day from taxpayers through federal contracts while calling working people parasites,” mentioned Chris Dols, spokesperson for the Federal Unionists Community and President of IFPTE Native 98. “But Americans are seeing the truth: he is the real parasite, draining public funds, shutting down Social Security and health care, and forcing thousands of public servants out so billionaires can profit off disaster and dysfunction.”
Assembling outdoors of 26 Federal Plaza, over 100 demonstrators, together with employees who’ve been ousted by Musk and DOGE proclaimed that they’re combating again in opposition to the billionaire.Photograph by Dean Moses
