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Federal Employees’ Union to Trump: Stop Holding Federal Workers Hostage
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) ^ | January 11, 2019 | The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)

Posted on 01/12/2019 5:10:18 PM PST by mdittmar

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) sent a letter to President Trump demanding an immediate end to the government shutdown.

Since the shutdown began, 420,000 government employees have been forced to work without pay while another 380,000 employees are locked out of their jobs on furlough.

“Federal workers are united in opposition to the shutdown, the lockout, and their forced labor without pay,” said Cox in the letter. “They want to be back providing vitally important services to their fellow Americans, and they want to be paid.”

In addition to the now 21-day shutdown, President Trump also canceled the 2019 scheduled pay increase for federal workers — while giving billionaires and corporations a $1.4 trillion tax cut. The shutdown, coupled with the canceled pay raise, is devastating for the federal workforce. Ultimately, it is federal workers, their families, and the American people who are severely impacted.

“It is not just our federal workers who are feeling the pain,” said Cox. “Children are going without nutritional assistance. Families cannot close on mortgages. Small businesses cannot get loans.”

The government shutdown has real world implications and undermines national security. Federal law enforcement officers are among the 800,000 federal workers who are not being paid during the shutdown.

“Not paying correctional officers who are guarding inmates in federal prisons, the already low-paid TSA officers, and Border Patrol Agents does not help our national security,” said Cox.

Federal workers are being used as a bargaining chip to force Congress to adhere to the administration’s demands. AFGE members are imploring President Trump to sign a bill that will put an end to the shutdown.

“Stop holding the government, the 800,000 federal workers and their families, and the American people hostage,” said Cox.

You can view the full letter here.


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To: mdittmar

taxpayers to federal employees union: stop raping us.


41 posted on 01/12/2019 5:45:19 PM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: mdittmar

Tell your elected officials to pass a budget...


42 posted on 01/12/2019 5:48:31 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("itYou can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: joma89

Democrats are using Federal Workers as Human Shields.


43 posted on 01/12/2019 5:51:00 PM PST by griswold3 (Just another unlicensed nonconformist in a dangerous Liberal world.)
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To: mdittmar

The unions are lying. Federal workers are getting unemployment and a source tells me that they won’t pay that back when they get back pay. Hello media?


44 posted on 01/12/2019 5:54:20 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: mdittmar

Betcha dollars to doughnuts President added this letter to his in box. On the bottom of the pile.


45 posted on 01/12/2019 5:56:53 PM PST by upchuck (The caravan(s) is all about gaming the American system to harvest the free stuff. ~ Monica Showalter)
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To: mdittmar
“They want to be back providing vitally important services to their fellow Americans, and they want to be paid.”

lol what "vitally important services" would that be?

46 posted on 01/12/2019 5:57:38 PM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: mdittmar
On Tuesday, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) sent a letter to President Trump demanding an immediate end to the government shutdown.

Does the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) realize that they sent the letter to the wrong person? The AFGE needs to send a letter to Pelosi and Schumer. Why don't they know that? Pelosi and Schumer could end the shutdown in a heartbeat.

This is the Democrats shutdown; they own it. Although on record supporting a border wall, out of pure hate they changed their mind and want the killing and disease to continue from illegal aliens and uncontrolled borders.

It is not the money. We spend more on sugar subsidies. Pelosi and Schumer hate our country; they hate the Constitution; they hate you. They love illegal aliens, power, and income.

47 posted on 01/12/2019 6:06:26 PM PST by olezip
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To: mdittmar

Federal workers are sleazeballs. Go actually produce something instead of sitting around making believe you are doing something for all the money you steal from the taxpayers


48 posted on 01/12/2019 6:43:53 PM PST by ezo4
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To: familyop

“They should realize that they need sustainable revenues - - “

Now that’s how most people would see it. But you have to understand many people believe Uncle Sugar is a bottomless pit of money when it comes to their entitlements. Socialists that aren’t too bright are good examples. AOC is a good example in particular.


49 posted on 01/12/2019 6:47:28 PM PST by redfreedom (.)
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To: mdittmar

sorry union boss guy, but its Congress that has the responsibility to fund government operations

stop blaming the President .. go after Pelousy for starters and you might see some funding sooner


50 posted on 01/12/2019 6:50:33 PM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians arent born, they’re excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: familyop
President Obama in 2013:

"...one faction, of one party, in one House of Congress, in one branch of government, doesn't get to shut down the entire government, just to refight the results of an election."

51 posted on 01/12/2019 6:57:42 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: mdittmar

Nancy and Chuck just give Trump the meesly $5.7B so we can get back to getting paid to goof off.


52 posted on 01/12/2019 7:13:29 PM PST by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: mdittmar

Oh puleez.....I worked for the Federal Government for 36 years and all a shut down is is paid time off........


53 posted on 01/12/2019 7:17:32 PM PST by BamaDi ("The definition of a racist today is anyone who is winning an argument with a liberal.")
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To: mdittmar

did the union send the same request to the House Democrats? ... somehow, i bet not ...


54 posted on 01/12/2019 7:24:09 PM PST by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: mdittmar

Federal employees shouldn’t be unionized.


55 posted on 01/12/2019 8:16:08 PM PST by onyx (JOIN 300 CLUB BY DONATING $34 MONTHLY! TRUMP'S WAY IS THE WINNING WAY!)
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To: mdittmar

Talk about BS!

President Trump isn’t the one holding people hostage.

It’s the likes of sheckles schumer and nazi pelosi who are holding people hostage.


56 posted on 01/12/2019 9:33:04 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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To: mdittmar

Go get a real job. There are plenty out there, thanks to TRUMP.


57 posted on 01/12/2019 9:44:59 PM PST by mom.mom (...our flag was still there.)
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To: mdittmar

Hey, dumbass union thugs. Trump didn’t write or sign the law that designates which agencies will be deemed non-essential. Go bitch at the democrats and the former president who signed it.


58 posted on 01/12/2019 10:00:19 PM PST by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: mdittmar
Oh, piff.

Welcome to the real world.

59 posted on 01/12/2019 10:16:09 PM PST by gogeo (The Repubs may not always deserve to win, but the RATs always deserve to lose.)
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To: mdittmar

It’s not Trump,it’s Pelosi and a schmuck schummer


60 posted on 01/13/2019 2:45:34 AM PST by ballplayer
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