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Unions and residents push to avert $1 billion hit to DC budget

The Washington Teachers' Union, ATU Local 689, and thousands of DC Public School students and local residents came together to stop the attack on DC's autonomy. The bill will head to the House of Representatives next week.

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Federal workers matter

A federal judge on Thursday ordered OPM to rescind directives that initiated the mass firing of probationary workers across the government, ruling that the terminations were probably illegal, as a group of labor unions argued in court.

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An unprecedented challenge for the DC region

Our region will also experience shorter term impacts as thousands of people here have lost jobs in recent weeks. Job losses here at such a large scale will create enormous challenge for our region. It's up to all of us to meet this coming need.

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Tomorrow: All out for federal workers

Hundreds of workers rallied last week at the U.S. Department of Labor, and will rally once again tomorrow in solidarity with the federal civil service.

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