We are, frankly, surprised it took this long. But on day 20 of the government shutdown, the first day workers began receiving paychecks for $0.00, some decided to take a stand. Thousands of furloughed workers protested across the country. The biggest event was in Washington DC (watch above). The Hill reports:
Workers from a variety of federal agencies attended the event, which started in front of the AFL-CIO headquarters and made its way down to the White House.
Several protestors wore bright vests which read “I am a worker, I demand a voice.”
Others expressed their frustration through signs.
One read “My paycheck is not leverage for 45’s racism,” referring to arguments that Trump’s saying there is a crisis at the border is rooted in racist views of Latino people.
Another sign read, “We want work, not walls.”
Here are some protests from around the country.
Members & supporters of the National Air Controllers Association and others protest the partial federal government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 10, 2019: https://t.co/anYv2bcwoU. Congress & Trump remain at a budget stalemate.
Photos by Pat Benic/Kevin Dietsch @UPI. pic.twitter.com/aMSyo082el— UPI Photos (@UPIPhotos) January 10, 2019
‘My bills don’t get shut down’: Furloughed federal workers in Kansas City protest shutdown https://t.co/UdJ7HbgY62
— Lindsay Wise (@lindsaywise) January 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/wendywidom/status/1083426097998499840
https://twitter.com/STEVEPICK11/status/1083415191377842179
https://twitter.com/annalise_frank/status/1083412486622199809
.#GovernmentShutdown protest in #Ogden in pictures. Hundreds showed up to the federal building today asking for the shutdown to end. @KUTV2News pic.twitter.com/WWEKp7vq6K
— RaeAnn Christensen (@RaeOnTheNews) January 10, 2019
Protests continue tomorrow.
