A coalition of labor unions, political action, and community groups united for a rally and march on March 15, protesting Elon Musk’s and President Trump’s mass federal layoffs and proposed $2 trillion cuts from Medicaid, Medicare, housing and food assistance, education, and other vital programs.
The march kicked off with a rally in Foley Square in downtown Manhattan, where Marcella Gohen held a sign with images of her husband, Robert Viteri. Gohen told amNewYork Metro that Viteri was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease and has been in a nursing home for the past nine years. Viteri relies on Medicaid to pay for his care.
