2401 President Sabrina Brown joins protesters at the new Trump hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.

AFSCME Local 2401 President Sabrina Brown stopped by to give her support to protesters staging an all-day, all-night rally to protest the opening of the new Trump hotel on Pennsylvania Ave. The building, which used to be the federal offices for the United States Postal Service, was virtually handed over to Trump to develop and exploit for profits. In a sweetheart deal from federal and DC politicians, Trump was awarded a 60-year lease with an option for another 40 years after that.  

The gentrification of DC continues, as residents struggle to find and keep affordable housing, yet the working class of this city are ignored. Right on Pennsylvania Avenue, "America's Main Street", yet another luxury for the rich and powerful makes it clear that the working class are less and less welcome in the U.S. capital. Unions are urging members to boycott the hotel and it's restaurants but, at rooms starting at around $1000 a night and inauguration day suites going for $500,000, patronizing this hotel probably won't be an issue for most of us!