Federal Workers Are Organizing for Democracy—from the Inside Out
In the face of a relentless effort to dismantle the federal government from within, a new movement is taking shape—led not by politicians or pundits but by federal workers themselves. The largest effort to date is the Federal Unionists Network (FUN). The FUN is offering a direct response to sweeping purges, politicized restructuring, and the hollowing out of public institutions under President Donald Trump’s administration.
The FUN is a federal-sector workers-led network born from a crisis, grounded in solidarity, and driven by a vision to build a democratic, accountable, and community-rooted public sector—one that not only survives political assaults but can ensure that the government fulfills its promise of meeting people’s needs.
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