After one month of the Trump administration, protests continue across the US
By
our reporters
20 February 2017
Demonstrators turned out in the thousands in cities throughout the US for the fourth weekend in a row since the inauguration of Republican President Donald Trump to express their hostility to the reactionary policies being implemented by his administration, foremost the attack on immigrants and refugees.
Protests called to oppose the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants and Muslim refugees drew thousands in Chicago and New York City on Sunday and Los Angeles and San Diego on Saturday. Thousands also gathered Sunday in Boston to oppose the government’s threats to scientific research and funding.
This weekend’s protests come after the “A Day without Immigrants” nationwide protests on Thursday, which closed thousands of restaurants and businesses nationwide. Parents also kept their children home from school, resulting in a number of school closings. There was significant participation in demonstrations in New York City, Atlanta, Detroit, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas.
Reports emerged over the weekend that scores of workers have been fired or victimized for refusing to work on Thursday in solidarity with the anti-Trump protests.
Twenty-one workers were terminated from Encore Boat Builders in Lexington, South Carolina after they stayed home. At least 30 masonry workers employed by JVS Masonry on a job site in Denver, Colorado were terminated when they informed their boss they would not be working Thursday, while 18 workers lost their jobs at Bradley Coatings in Nashville, Tennessee. Dozens of school employees and restaurant workers also report being fired.
Thousands of people are expected to protest again today in rallies…