Federal workers’ struggles to get jobless benefits may be a red flag for economy

Federal workers’ struggles to get jobless benefits may be a red flag for economy

Fired federal workers are having trouble getting unemployment benefits — and some experts fear that could spell trouble for the broader economy.

Fired Federal Workers Ask Senators to Stand Up for Them - Overpasses For America

Terminated federal workers have been organizing weekly protests inside the Capitol to share their stories and ask senators to defend them and the work they do on behalf of the American people. On Tuesday, more than a dozen federal employees and contractors — some recently fired and others put on administrative leave — called out to senators in the basement of the Dirksen Senate Office Building as the lawmakers hustled to catch an underground ele…