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"National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen Kelley. “Even more than that, however, this mistaken and unwise decision completely ignores the critical role pay plays in making the federal government a competitive employer with the private sector."
Why the HE*L do Federal Employees need a UNION for? I think a 10% pay reduction with a RIF of 20% should be a good start for all but those in the uniform military. The RIF people could be offered a chance to enlist(NOT APPLY FOR OFFICER CORPS!!). There should be no discrimination as to sex, sexual orientation , or previous nationality. The top rate should be GS-16 or so, so they can see what the rest of us have to live on. Better yet; scrap all the offices and start from scratch.

>>>a RIF of 20% should be a good start<<<

At least for the FIRST month, anyway :-) Meanwhile, how can a Maryland congressional pork-luvin' tail wag the entire American dog like this, when our own president has said the raise will be merely 3.1%? Is our governmental system that ungovernable?