Tag: government shutdown

Trump can’t fix anything, certainly not his own credibility and lost leverage, and that makes his tenure a fusillade of fixations repeated ad infinitum.

"We need people to fully understand what the issues are so that we can be prepared to respond potentially with withholding our service, if that's what it takes to stop a continuation of the shutdown."

The larger story is that public workers who lack any formal power to strike – but have the informal power not to work – are becoming a new force in American politics and labor relations.

"What's happened to our park in the last 34 days is irreparable for the next 200 to 300 years."

As the shutdown continues with no end in sight, many workers are turning to food banks and food pantries for help.

“As union leaders, we find it unconscionable that aviation professionals are being asked to work without pay and in an air safety environment that is deteriorating by the day."

“Dignity of work means hard work should pay off for everyone, no matter who you are or what kind of work you do. . . dignity of work is a value that unites us all.”

As 800,000 workers continue to go without pay, federal employees around the country are rising up to demand an end to the shutdown.

"The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms."

The invisible handshake between the Interior and extractive industries originated at its founding.