Since Congress shut down on September 30, federal workers have either been off the job or working without pay. Today many will miss their first paycheck.
Instead of negotiating an end to the shutdown, Donald Trump and his administration have threatened mass firings, even pledging to renege on a law he signed to guarantee backpay to workers after a shutdown.
Yet the people who are working at Social Security offices, still making sure seniors’ checks go out on time won’t get their own check this week. Their bills didn’t stop. The rent is still due, and they still have families who need to eat.
In solidarity,
The Labor Force
Update: The grocery card program is closed now that federal workers have returned to work. Thanks to the generosity of The Labor Force community, we were able to distribute nearly half a million dollars in grocery cards to federal workers going without pay during the shutdown. Thank you for making this possible!