Posted on 01/12/2019 4:07:01 PM PST by 11th_VA
Democrats are struggling to come up with a way to provide back pay for low-wage contractors losing income because of the partial shutdown, a complicated process that hasn't been tackled during previous government closures.
Contracted maintenance workers, cleaners, security guards and cafeteria staff at government buildings are among the hardest hit by the shutdown, which began Dec. 22.
Unlike the hundreds of thousands of affected federal employees who often receive back pay after a shutdown ends, low-wage contractors are not afforded compensation once the government reopens.
While President Trump is expected to sign legislation that would eventually give back pay to federal workers, even ensuring similar compensation after future shutdowns, contractors are not covered in that bill...
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We should only give backpay to federal employees who actually work.
Otherwise if you don’t want to deal with political shutdowns don’t be a government employee.
Fund the Wall."
What...and lose the false anti-Trump narrative?
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