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Trump guts union perks, speeds up civil service firings to save $100 million a year
Washington Examiner ^ | May 25, 2018

Posted on 05/25/2018 1:39:19 PM PDT by deplorableindc

President Trump signed three executive orders Friday containing sweeping reforms that weaken protections for federal workers and eliminate perks for the unions that represent them.

Under the new executive orders, unions will be charged rent for federal office space and will not be reimbursed for travel expenses or for hours spent appealing worker firings.

All federal workers will be ordered to spend 75 percent of their time on government work, and agencies are ordered to publicly post union contracts in an online repository.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afge; civilservice; draintheswamp; government; layoffs; maga; trump; unions; winning
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To: G Larry

This is about Efficiency!! It’s telling them to do their job like any other person would have to. This is an excellent bill. Not sure how much more he can expand. But, perhaps we will find out soon enough.


61 posted on 05/25/2018 7:16:57 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: UnwashedPeasant

Oh man gov workers can only watch porn 2 hours a day at work!

They should strike!

Imagine an employer making their employees work 6 hrs out of their 8 hr work day!


62 posted on 05/25/2018 7:19:06 PM PDT by Syncro (Facts is facts)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

“All federal workers will be ordered to spend 75 percent of their time on government work”

What the heck!

I think they’re talking about union reps, who are federal workers.


63 posted on 05/25/2018 7:24:33 PM PDT by sonofagun (Some think my cynicism grows with age. I like to think of it as wisdom!)
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To: Terry L Smith
Likewise.

I was one of the very few non-union federal employees in my department.

I got along with everyone, but union work should not be subsidized in any form.

64 posted on 05/25/2018 7:25:21 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: UnwashedPeasant
"All federal workers will be ordered to spend 75 percent of their time on government work"

They'd have to also eliminate "telework" to achieve this.

65 posted on 05/25/2018 7:26:48 PM PDT by sonofagun (Some think my cynicism grows with age. I like to think of it as wisdom!)
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To: deplorableindc

I love this guy.


66 posted on 05/25/2018 7:27:21 PM PDT by wastedyears (Joe McCarthy was right.)
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To: deplorableindc

Long time coming. I’m getting so sick of winning!


68 posted on 05/25/2018 7:35:18 PM PDT by CMSMC
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To: BBell

And porn.


69 posted on 05/25/2018 7:43:14 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: deplorableindc

70 posted on 05/25/2018 7:51:32 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

This means many AFGE union local presidents and other higher ranking union officials are current federal workers working full time for the union instead of doing their civil service jobs, in federal office space, receiving their full federal civil service pay and benefits for doing ZERO government work.

This rule requires they spend at least 6 of their 8 hour shift doing the jobs they ARE paid to do and allows no more than 2 hours for union work and that unions pay rent for the office space they are allowed to use FOR FREE!! If the Fed Gov unions want full time presidents for their locals they will have to encourage retired Fed Gov to fill these roles and pay them from union funds along with the rent for any onsite federal office space they are using!!


71 posted on 05/25/2018 7:55:48 PM PDT by dsm69 (Boycott News Media/Hollywood Advertisers)
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To: sonofagun

Which brings the questions: Why are taxpayers employing union reps? Shouldn’t that money come out of the unions’ budgets?


72 posted on 05/25/2018 7:56:15 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

“All federal workers will be ordered to spend 75 percent of their time on government work”

That wasn’t flushed out very well. There are Union Reps, Stewards if you will in the Fed. Employee ranks just like in Union Shops. It is a small percentage for the most part, but apparently actually working for the job they are employeed is now being made a priority as opposed to stirring it up like Norma Rae. Imagine that!


73 posted on 05/25/2018 7:57:50 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: 4Liberty

Mr Creosote is about to blow. Take cover.


74 posted on 05/25/2018 8:06:43 PM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: UnwashedPeasant
"All federal workers will be ordered to spend 75 percent of their time on government work"

What the heck!

You recall the old joke:

Q. "How many people work at the Social Security Administration?"

A. "About half of them."

So 75% is really a step in the right direction...

75 posted on 05/25/2018 9:30:18 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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Public unions must be outlawed. The taxpayer is NOT represented.

Don’t get wrong, union people. I have no problem with unions in the private sector. If the products you provide have value, I’ll give you my hard-earned money. If the products you provide suck, you won’t get dink. It’s your choice whether or not the company you work for succeeds or fails. But when it concerns the public sector, you essentially have a gun to my head.


76 posted on 05/25/2018 10:15:25 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: UnwashedPeasant; deplorableindc; Mears; BBell

“All federal workers will be ordered to spend 75 percent of their time on government work”

Union reps were allowed to “work” on Union business, as Government employees, on the clock. Some did nothing else.


77 posted on 05/25/2018 10:38:56 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: T Ruth
the right of federal employees to collective bargaining.

I wonder if that could be turned around, and transformed into a practice to be called "collective firing"?

78 posted on 05/25/2018 11:17:59 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The Obama is about to hit the fan.)
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To: deplorableindc

Put the screws to the government unions...Go Trump!


79 posted on 05/26/2018 12:30:42 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: ETCS

That is something which has always bothered me, that a portion of my dues went to subsidize libetal politicians who I would never vote for.


80 posted on 05/26/2018 12:41:49 AM PDT by KittyKares (Drain the Swamp)
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