KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A crowd of protestors lined Pershing Street on Saturday, standing in solidarity with laid-off federal workers and rallying for support of civil services.
“Power to the People,” “Save the Civil Service” and “Public Service is a Badge of Honor,” their signs read. A shout of “Union!” was met with the response, “Power!”
The rally gathered on March 15 outside Kansas City’s Internal Revenue Service building. The IRS is a major employer for the area with over 6,000 workers, though that number has changed in the wake of at least 100 layoffs since late February. Union representatives anticipate the layoffs could impact as many as 1,000 in time…