As Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and their lackeys escalate their assault on the working class, federal unions are organizing and fighting back. From the courts to the streets, rank-and-file workers in the Federal Unionists Network are launching a “Save Our Services” day of resistance on February 19, zeroing in on Tesla dealerships to expose Musk’s slash-and-burn profiteering.
In San Francisco, Mark Smith, DSA SF member and president of NFFE Local 1, is helping lead the charge. Read more about the campaign here: Federal Workers Organize Against Billionaire Power Grab (LaborNotes, February 14, 2025).
I’ve never seen a billionaire carry the mail. I’ve never seen a billionaire put out a forest fire. I’ve never seen a billionaire make sure people get their Social Security checks on time. I’ve never seen a billionaire answer a phone call from a suicidal veteran on a crisis line.
So I don’t trust a billionaire to decide what happens to our public services—and that’s why we’re fighting to get this billionaire’s hands out of them.
— Mark Smith, DSA SF member and Federal Unionist Network organizer