{"id":26859,"date":"2025-02-26T12:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=26859"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:06:41","slug":"common-cause-members-oppose-trumps-government-purge","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/es\/articles\/common-cause-members-oppose-trumps-government-purge\/","title":{"rendered":"En sus propias palabras: Miembros de Common Cause se oponen a la purga gubernamental de Trump"},"template":"","class_list":["post-26859","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-article"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":3628,"article_type":11,"authors":"","related_issues":[129,2082],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When President Trump and Elon Musk began attacking federal workers, Common Cause stepped up with <a href=\"https:\/\/act.commoncause.org\/petitions\/stop-trump-and-musks-hostile-takeover-of-our-government\">a petition<\/a> demanding an end to this reckless purge. Thousands of people signed on, sharing the ways that the purge is hurting them.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hundreds of Common Cause members are current and former civil servants who know firsthand what\u2019s at stake.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These workers aren\u2019t just numbers on a government payroll. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/es\/articulos-2\/10-cosas-que-los-trabajadores-federales-hacen-por-usted\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are the backbone of our democracy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the scientists, program administrators, air traffic controllers, nurses, social workers, and public safety officials who keep America running.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, they\u2019re speaking out.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In their words, you\u2019ll find frustration, fear, and a fierce commitment to serving the American people. <\/span><b>They are standing up for us; now we have to stand up for them.<\/b>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what federal workers have to say:<\/span><\/h3>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cAnother rug pull, and gutting the federal government by undermining [it\u2019s] ability to function.\"","attribution":"Kim, California"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cI am a retired Air Traffic Controller who worked for the DOT\/FAA for 25-years. I would never have wanted a political loyalist to lead the Department of Transportation (DOT) or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during my years of public service. Government employees need leaders\u201a NOT loyalists hand-picked by the Heritage Foundation to push a political agenda.\u201d","attribution":"Peter, North Carolina"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cI'm a remote VA employee who has served our veterans for over 3 yrs and am currently facing being forced out of my job as of 2\/28 by an arbitrary, illegal return to work order.\u201d","attribution":"Heidi, Washington"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cI used to work for Social Security and I am appalled by the assumption that all employees are lazy or rude. Lots of people work effectively at home and save the government money by doing so. If you need to prune, use a clipper not an axe. Making the positions partisan will be a disaster.\u201d","attribution":"Kathleen, California"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cI have never felt so much pain at one time. I've worked very hard for 18 years and attended college for 6 to be able to serve our youth and now care for my mother who is bedridden. I'm nauseated that my life is literally on the line. I can usually ignore politics but now it's live or die. I'm also insulin dependent and am truly terrified for everyone\u2026 This is all too much and is appalling.\"","attribution":" Britni, Georgia"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cThese attacks on government employees faithfully supporting the American people are disturbing and disgusting.\u201d","attribution":"Matthew, Ohio"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cI am a federal retiree. I worry for my former colleagues and I worry about the ability to maintain my annuity.\u201d","attribution":"Amy, Virginia"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cI am a 30-year retired Federal Contracting Officer for the US Air Force. I am sickened and appalled by this agenda of chaos, fear, and cruelty, not to mention all at taxpayer expense.\u201d","attribution":"Geralyn, New Mexico"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cI am a Federal Retiree. I depend on my EARNED annuity, processed through OPM,\u00a0 and also EARNED Social Security for income. Federal employees dedicate their careers to support our democracy and are our only barrier to a totalitarian takeover, the Trump Agenda. This can and will drastically and irreparably harm their earned federal benefits going forward, as well as our freedoms in general.\u201d","attribution":"Barbara, Montana"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cI am a retired government employee and current Union Steward. Employees cannot be rushed into voluntarily resigning with a stipend while under threat of being let go because they are probationary employees. Homeland Security has a huge number of probationary (under 3 years service) officers due to the high turnover at the agency. We cannot put the traveling public at risk by further reducing the workforce needed to secure safe travels. This insanity must stop!\u201d","attribution":"Christina, Hawaii"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"quote":"\u201cI find this whole endeavor disgusting. I fear the loyalists will take on depriving retirement pensions next. This hostile takeover must not continue.\u201d","attribution":"Steve, Texas"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These federal workers have dedicated their careers to serving the American people, yet they are being villainized and pushed aside for political gain. Their words make it clear: <\/span><b>this isn\u2019t just about jobs \u2013 it\u2019s about whether the government will be able to function for us in the future.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can\u2019t stand by while public servants are purged and federal agencies are dismantled. Add your voice to the fight \u2013 <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/act.commoncause.org\/petitions\/stop-trump-and-musks-hostile-takeover-of-our-government\">sign our petition today<\/a> calling on Trump to Fire Musk and help protect the people that keep our government running<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_featured_action","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_featured_action":{"action_to_show":"choose","image_side":"left","action":"","title":"","summary":"","post_link":null,"secondary_link":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":false,"articles":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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