Posted on 06/08/2018 6:26:46 PM PDT by caww
The administration's goal is to weed out union officials who work exclusively on "official time" and do no work for the taxpayers, according to a source with knowledge of the administration's plans.
The overhaul is intended to ensure that official time is only a part-time activity. Under the changes, no federal employee would be allowed to spend more than one-fourth of their paid time on union work, and they must remain licensed and qualified for their official job. The source noted that a review found instances where people in specialized fields such as nursing spent so much time doing union work that their professional licenses had expired.
The two largest unions for federal workers, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the American Federation of Government Employees, have filed suit against the administration, vowing to fight the changes.
The White House's Office of Personnel Management reported last month that official time cost taxpayers $175 million in 2016, up from $162 million in 2014, the last time the practice was surveyed. The total number of official time hours was 3.6 million, up 100,000 hours from 2014.
The proposed changes also call on the Office of Personnel Management to track and make public all data regarding the use of official time, including the cost to taxpayers.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Why are there unions for federal workers in the first place? Shouldn’t the taxpayers have at least equal representation?
Bust these worthless unions of government “workers” . What a pathetic joke they are .
More WINNING!
Mr. Trump, please STOP! I just can’t take any more WINNING. /s
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