In just weeks since taking office, Trump has eliminated the jobs ofover 200,000 federal workers at more than a dozen agencies. Of the 2.2 million federal workers who live and work in every state across the country, Joint Base San Antonio alone provides for 242,000 direct and indirect jobs in our area, and it pumps $55 billion into the Texas economy. But we have federal workers in the VA, HUD and so many more. The Bexar County Democratic Party stands with our area's civil servants, veterans, and military spouses. We recognize the critical role they play in delivering vital public services to our community.
Share Your Story Bexar County Democrats would like to hear from San Antonians about how the recent Republican mass firings and cuts may have affected your federal job or your federal grant. If you are a Bexar County federal employee or an organization/company that receives federal funding and has been affected by recent spending freezes, please follow the link below to share your story and let your voice be heard: Click HERE to share your story.
If you are not a federal worker but would like to express your opinion on the Republicans' arbitrary purging of the federal workforce and disruption of vital public services, you may also do so using the above link. Feel free to share and forward to those you know who may be affected.
RESOURCES FOR FEDERAL WORKERS
We know that the recent Republican mass firings and cuts taking place are going to impact our community in unexpected ways. Below is a list of resources we have compiled for federal workers.
If you're a federal employee who has been fired, here is a tremendous resource put together by labor unions and nonprofits dedicated to protecting our democracy, click HERE.
If you are a government employee with information related to the politicization of the federal workforce, the firing of civil servants, and waste, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer dollars, you may reach out anonymously to the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.
Quick resources if you're expecting to unexpectedly leave Federal service, including explainers on what happens to retirement accounts and a list of job boards click HERE.
A number of unions have a national consultation relationship with the Office of Personnel Management. Find your union click HERE. You can review your employment rights under federal law click HERE.
To understand statutory whistleblower protections and accompanying resources, click HERE.
