Put People First campaign launched in Louisiana with ‘stop the cuts’ rally

Join the Put the People First campaign, fight back against Trump, Musk, and Governor Landry’s war on the people

New Orleans, March 29 – Despite predicted storms, federal and postal workers, retirees, veterans, Medicaid and SNAP recipients, union members, employed and unemployed workers turned out for a strong rally at the corner of Elk and Canal St. to say “stop the billionaires’ war on the people.”

Members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU), Teamsters, American Federation of Federal, State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and the National Labor Relations Board Union (NLRBU) all pledged to fight back against Trump, Musk, and Landry’s attempts to impoverish the working class through illegal union-busting, layoffs, and cuts to our survival programs like Medicaid, SNAP, VA benefits, WIC, CHIP, and Social Security.

Workers denounced Trump and Landry’s attacks against and scapegoating of LGBT people and immigrants. The crowd chanted “feed the people, not the pentagon” and “the people united will never be defeated.”

Across the country, the movement to defend our right to health care, food, housing, jobs, and income is growing. Join the “Put the People First” campaign to help build this movement here in Louisiana.

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Struggle-La Lucha note: On the same day, voters in Louisiana came out and rejected four state constitutional amendments endorsed by Landry. Almost two-thirds of the votes were against, with a 21% voter turnout that far surpassed the projected turnout of 12%. Louisiana said “no!” to all.

• Amendment 1 would have created special courts not accountable to local voters.
• Amendment 2 would have further cut taxes for the rich (Landry’s far-right legislature has already done this through special legislative sessions) while selling off education investments. 
• Amendment 3 would have allowed Louisiana legislators to pass laws charging kids of any age as adults for any felony. 
• Amendment 4 would have set judicial elections to the earliest dates possible, further limiting voter turnout.