ST. LOUIS – Around 40 demonstrators gathered Friday morning outside the Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis as part of a national movement organized by the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists against federal workforce cuts.
The St. Louis protest was part of a National Day of Action aimed at raising awareness about the impact of federal worker cuts on African-American communities.
According to CBTU, around one in every five federal workers are African-American. The organization says it is concerned that federal workforce cuts are disproportionately targeting African-American employees.
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CBTU organized several demonstrations nationwide to stand in solidarity with federal workers facing job and pension insecurity. Organizers chose to protest outside Cochran VA Medical Center for its significant number of federal workers who could be impacted by the cuts…