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Posted on 12/09/2025 9:06:51 PM PST by John Semmens
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill) railed against the Department of Transportation (DOT) proposal to give $10,000 bonuses to only the air traffic controllers and FAA technicians who worked everyday without pay during the government shutdown. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced a similar bonus for TSA screeners who worked all of their assigned shifts during the government shutdown.
"It's not fair to the thousands of other government employees who for one reason or another opted not to work without pay," Duckworth complained. "The problem with these selective bonuses is that it weakens the solidarity that labor unions need in order to improve their bargaining power against management. Effectively, it's like only paying the 'scabs' who broke ranks with other union members."
Secretary Sean Duffy reminded her that "all of the air traffic controllers and FAA technicians will be getting all the paychecks that they missed during the shutdown whether they worked or not. Knowing that this is what happens after every government shutdown many employees stayed home, got temporary jobs to pay their bills, or took vacations. I think there needs to be a reward for those employees who went the extra mile at their own expense during the shutdown."
"This was not a labor dispute over pay or working conditions," Duffy added. "It was an avoidable national emergency brought on by Democrats refusing to vote to fund essential government functions unless their demands for continued Obamacare subsidies were met. As we have since learned, a large portion of those subsidies are consumed by fraud. Instead of complaining about the stellar performers working to keep America moving I suggest that Senator Duckworth work on ways to curb the fraud running rampant in many of the nanny state programs she favors."
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Libs/socialists despise rewards based on merit or results.
Screw solidarity and labor unions. The bonus is for a job well done, not a trophy for all regardless of effort.
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