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Wednesday February 5, 2025

URGENT: Stop DOGE’s Takeover of DOL – TODAY at 3pm ET

This is an urgent call to action for all union members to help stop Trump-Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from engaging in a hostile and unconstitutional takeover of the Department of Labor (DOL).

DOGE will hold a mandatory all-hands meeting at the Department of Labor (DOL) today, February 5, at 4pm ET to begin the process of implementing extremist cuts and layoffs. DOL workers have been ordered to stop all work and to give DOGE access to anything they want – or risk termination.

DOGE isn’t just a threat to workers at the DOL. It’s a danger to workers everywhere – one that threatens our hard-won worker protections, not to mention the integrity of the DOL’s crucial worker data. We all must fight back to protect workers’ rights.

Here’s how you can take immediate action:

If you’re in the D.C. area –

Join the rally today at 3pm ET outside of the Frances Perkins Building, home of the Department of Labor (200 Constitution Ave. NW). Also, please help spread the word around this action.

Taking action outside D.C. –

Show your support for the Department of Labor on social media by sharing one of the sample posts below.

  • Working people deserve a STRONG Department of Labor, not one run by unaccountable billionaires and greedy CEOs. We need to keep DOGE out of the DOL. | Click to Tweet or copy & paste to share on other platforms
  • Keep DOGE out of the DOL! Join the rally in DC today at 3pm. | Click to Tweet or copy & paste (include graphic below!)

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