Jeanne's Cookies: Trump is coming for unions

Friend, imagine waking up tomorrow, getting dressed, drinking your morning coffee, and heading into work only to swipe your badge, see a red light, and learn you'd been fired.

Sounds absurd, right? But this was the reality for hundreds of federal employees who were affected by Donald Trump and Elon Musk's mass layoffs earlier this year.

Their union should have been able to protect them – or at the very least been notified of the layoffs and other policy changes. But Trump ignored these requirements and went even farther by issuing an executive order ending collective bargaining rights for most federal workers.

Headline graphic: "Federal employee unions fight for survival as Trump tries to eviscerate them" –NPR

Make no mistake: Trump is attacking workers' right to unionize because he sees them as a check on his power and the power of his corporate buddies – a check the American people desperately need.

I have always supported unions, from federal workers, to teachers, to sanitation workers, to bricklayers, to auto workers – and I always will. I started the Dignity of Work PAC to elect more leaders who will do the same – and if you believe in this mission, I need you to chip in $5 or more today.

In the 20th century, the right to bargain collectively revolutionized life for workers in our country, empowering them to fight for better wages, safer working conditions, benefits, and more.

Today, as workers face stagnant wages, rising costs, and a government that puts billionaires first, we need something just as revolutionary: a government filled with leaders we can trust, who will truly serve the people they represent, fight for the middle class, and build an economy where workers are the winners.

I believe this is possible – I wouldn't be in this fight if I didn't. But it's going to take all of us, friend, so I need you with me. Can I count on you to chip in $5 or more now to join our grassroots movement and help elect leaders across the country who will fight for workers?

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