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Trump’s Allies Take Month-Long Paid Vacation as 1.4 Million Federal Workers Do Their Jobs Without Pay During Shutdown

MEMORANDUM

TO: Interested Parties
FROM: AFL-CIO’s Department of People Who Work for a Living
DATE: Oct. 19, 2025
RE: Trump’s Allies Take Month-Long Paid Vacation as 1.4 Million Federal Workers Do Their Jobs Without Pay During Shutdown

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AFL-CIO Condemns Politically Motivated Charges Against SEIU Leader David Huerta

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the federal charges brought today against SEIU United Service Workers West and SEIU California President David Huerta:

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AFL-CIO: America’s Unions Take Trump to Court Over Illegal Firing of Federal Workers

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement after the Trump administration illegally fired federal workers after shutting down the government to avoid fixing the health care crisis:

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AFL-CIO Demands Trump End the Shutdown, Fix the Health Care Crisis, Put Working People First

The nation’s largest labor federation reminds the president “[o]ur livelihoods should not be used as pawns or bargaining chips.”

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AFL-CIO to Trump Administration: ‘Fund the Government. Fix the Health Care Crisis. Put Working People First.’

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement after the federal government’s funding expired at midnight and a shutdown began:

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AFL-CIO on Trump’s Mass Firings Plan at Federal Agencies Ahead of a Possible Government Shutdown

In response to reports that the Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget has told government agencies to prepare for permanent reductions in force if a government shutdown occurs on Oct. 1, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement: 

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