With only three weeks advance organizing, at least three million people joined more than 1,400 local Hands Off actions at state capitols, federal buildings, congressional offices, Social Security’s headquarters, parks, and city halls. CNN described the actions as “protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally,” organized by “ a pro-democracy movement in response to what they call a “hostile takeover” and attack on American rights and freedoms. A flyer for the event said Hands Off “demands an end to this billionaire power grab.
“Whether you are mobilized by the attacks on our democracy, the slashing of jobs, the invasion of privacy, or the assault on our services – this moment is for you. We are setting out to build a massive, visible, national rejection of this crisis.”
Union partners included:
- AFL-CIO
- AFSCME 3299
- AFT
- AFGE
- Coalition of Labor Union Women
- CWA
- Cross-Union Retirees Organizing Committee
- Federal Unionists Network
- National Education Association
- National Treasury Employees Unions
- NTEU Chapter 271
- OPEIU
- PSC-CUNY
- Pride at Work
- SEIU
- UAW
- UE
- UFT