Posted on 02/05/2025 6:03:34 PM PST by Red Badger
Fearful U.S. government workers weighed whether to take a buyout offer from the Trump administration ahead of a Thursday deadline, as officials pressed ahead with a restructuring effort that could dramatically shrink the U.S. civil service.
Federal worker unions urged their members not to take the offers and said they may not be legal, despite administration assurances. The unions sued to block the offer, with a court hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday (1800 GMT).
At least 40,000 have taken the deal so far, according to a White House source, about 2% of the government's 2.3 million civilian workforce.
President Donald Trump has deputized his billionaire adviser Elon Musk to lead the overhaul, which has sparked protests and accusations by opposition Democrats that the world's richest person is taking over the government.
Musk's team at the Department of Government Efficiency has stirred security and privacy concerns as it has demanded to see classified materials and examined payment records at the Treasury Department.
A White House official told Reuters that Musk and his engineers have appropriate security clearances and can see payment data but do not have the power to change it. Musk and his team are operating in "full compliance with federal law, appropriate security clearances, and as employees of the relevant agencies, not as outside advisors or entities," the White House official said.
As the Thursday deadline approached, the Trump administration has repeated its warning that most federal agencies are likely to be downsized, a message seen by workers as pressure to accept the buyout offer. Some 116,000 workers left government service in the 2023 fiscal year, according to the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit.
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Don’t care. Will lose no sleep whatsoever.
>> The Trump administration has repeated its warning that most federal agencies are likely to be downsized, a message seen by workers as pressure to accept the buyout offer.
ROFL! No sh!t? LOL!
The day that the Toiliteurs “news” agency dies a painful death will be a day of blessing for all mankind.
Aren’t these the maggots who told the far-left “media” that they all were going to do everything they could to resist and bring down President Trump? These bastards don’t need government paychecks. Neither does the RAT bastard thugs who run their “unions”.
A White House official told Reuters that Musk and his engineers have appropriate security clearances and can see payment data but do not have the power to change it.
Musk and his team are operating in
"full compliance with federal law, appropriate security clearances, and as employees of the relevant agencies, not as outside advisors or entities,"the White House official said.
Look on the bright side.
With them gone, the really necessary ones can be replaced with Trump appointees or Conservative Independents............
Something the private sector has to contend with on an ongoing basis.
“...Musk and his engineers have appropriate security clearances and can see payment data ...”
THAT’s what they ARE AFRAID OF!............
Very well Unions, Reduction in Force it will be.
We tried the easy way, now you get the hard way
There you go.
I will sleep better!!!
Or, maybe a silver lining to the coming AI-pocalipse?
I’ll be a huge percent of those employees don’t even exist. Just more money laundering.
I might lose some sleep over it due to euphoria.
You idiots should have STHU with the “media”. You probably wouldn’t be getting your asses fired.
Bingo!
They’re not used to living in reality.
That’s why they’re all having psychotic breaks.
Imagine if 40,000 houses go up for sale in the D.C. area soon. TOO MUCH FUN!!!
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