(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Following a series of field hearings held across the U.S., a new report from the National AFL-CIO’s Department of People Who Work for a Living (DPWL) finds that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) mass firings, cuts to essential services and attacks on Worker protections, safety and the people who enforce them are already having serious consequences for Working People and communities across the country. 

The report outlines how DOGE is implementing the Project 2025 agenda based on new testimony from Workers, Veterans, Farmers and everyday citizens.

The hearings uplifted concerns around delayed Veterans’ care, missing Social Security checks and dangerous gaps in Worker safety.

The new publication comes as National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) Workers travel to Capitol Hill to put the findings directly in Lawmakers’ hands and urge Congress to fully restore the life-saving programs the agency provides. 

National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said: “This is a warning from the Workers across the country who keep Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid working, our Veterans cared for and our jobsites safe. If the DOGE agenda keeps moving forward, our communities will pay the price. This report gives Congress a clear choice: Stand with the Workers who put you in office or let the Trump Administration and an unelected billionaire dismantle the essential services that millions of hard-working Americans count on.” 

Since January, thousands of Federal Workers have been fired or pushed out of their jobs, in line with the Project 2025 approach to gut the Federal Workforce.

Eighty-five percent of Federal Workers live outside the Washington, D.C., metro area.

Workers who process disability claims, staff VA Hospitals, maintain food safety and more are warning if Congress approves a budget that doubles down on this agenda, service disruptions could grow and the job loss could ripple across local economies. 

With budget negotiations ongoing, this report spotlights the stakes of DOGE’s cuts to jobs and essential services for the people who make government work and the communities that depend on them.

The report is part of DPWL’s ongoing work to ensure their government is responsive to Working People, not unelected billionaires, including organizing town halls and rallies nationwide, driving targeted call campaigns demanding Congress reverse the DOGE agenda, and amplifying people’s stories to keep Workers and local communities at the center of this fight. 

Read the full National AFL-CIO Report here. 

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