Federal Employee Union Sues Government Over Shutdown, Alleging Wage Violations

[bodecea]

Blame the Democrats, if they had helped pass a 2019 budget, none of this would be happening.

Nope...tiny trump owns this....in his own words...he owns this.

 

[bodecea]

Trump offered to meet, Dems refused. It is their shut down.

Nope...tiny trump owns this...and admitted as such with his own words....for all to hear and see.

 

[bodecea]

I don't really care about these federal workers. They are parasites off those of us who work in the private sector and don't have all the protections they do.

And here we have the Deplorables at their finest....until they are out of a job and then they whine about how everyone is against them.

 

[saveliberty]

Blame the Democrats, if they had helped pass a 2019 budget, none of this would be happening.

Nope...tiny trump owns this....in his own words...he owns this.

He owns standing up to the Democrats lack of concern over border security.

 

[bodecea]

Blame the Democrats, if they had helped pass a 2019 budget, none of this would be happening.

It was passed. Trump childishly refused to sign it.

True - and previously saying he would sign it.

He signed it for a short time, as Dems promised to work with him over the funding. They didn’t, now it is shut down.-

We're not backing down," Mulvaney responded. "Keep in mind this is just, this bill is just for the last five months of this year. We're actually, almost more than halfway through fiscal year '17, we're only talking about through the end of September. The discussion for what to do with fiscal year '18, which starts October 1st, the discussion actually starts as soon as this bill is signed so we're going to continue these conversations.

"We just thought it would be a good first step to get these things that everybody agrees on and take the idea of a government shutdown off the table."

Trump promised many times in the presidential campaign that he would construct a border wall on the southern border and make Mexico pay for it. But as the budget deadline gets closer, the Democrats have threatened to shut the government down rather than include the $1 billion requested by the Trump administration to begin construction.”
Mulvaney confirms Trump will sign budget bill that excludes border wall funding


This is on the Dems.

He signed it for a short time? What the hell does that mean? Proof? Link?

Deplorable-talk.....not to be taken seriously.

 

[saveliberty]

Deplorable-talk.....not to be taken seriously.

So treat him like we treat you, got it.

 

[bodecea]

If Mexico is going to pay for it, why does he want our tax money?

Mexico funds it indirectly, for example:

While Trump’s team has not reached a consensus, leading proposals include adding a small percentage fee on money sent by individuals in the United States to recipients in Mexico.

Another is directing a surplus in revenue from a revised trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.

Nope...we need the funds from Mexico before construction. tiny trump has a history of not paying up...we need the money up front.

 

[saveliberty]

Nope...we need the funds from Mexico before construction. tiny trump has a history of not paying up...we need the money up front.

No we don't. The Democrats are ready to spend the money, just not on border security.

 

[initforme]

Dumb people rail against federal employees cuz its better they are paid poorly. That way nobody gets ahead. Never understtodumiddle class workers hating on other middle class people. They have taken the bait hook line sinker. My dad told me this would happen. I didnt believe it. He was right.

 

[bodecea]

Trump offered to meet, Dems refused. It is their shut down.

Funny. Why meet with him? He wants $5 billion for wall - Nancy says NO. Go Nancy! Trump shut the government down.

Why? If they want to govt shut down to end, they will. They won’t, they don’t. Plain and simple.

And give in to blackmail? Never.

If it was a Democrat President, you'd accuse Republicans of playing partisan politics and demanding they be bipartisan. We've become very familiar with the game y'all play.

Are you whining? Yep, you're whining.

 

[rightwinger]

It wasn’t the Democrats who offered a wall and said.....don’t worry, Mexico will pay for it

Looks like Republicans are demanding Federal Workers pay for it

That's just plain idiocy. Taxpayers are more than willing to pay for the wall. You know that. Chuck and Nancy can end this today.

They were given their chance with the gofundme page...it seems to be dying a slow death. At the current rate they will have their 5 billion by the year 2030

That is outside of the government. We're talking about government funding here. Trump is in the White House and ready to work out a deal. Chuck and Nancy are off on vacation. Nice.

What deal has Trump offered
Dems offered full funding in return for DACA

Trump balked

That's part of negotiating. It's a process. There are things going on that no one knows about. There are people on both sides talking and making a deal.

There will be no deal

Compromise is a tool of the past

 

[bodecea]

HOLIDAY HELL FOR UNPAID TSA AGENTS

Officers are worried about how they’ll pay rent or feed their families if the crisis drags on.

Transportation Security Administration employees, who are staffing airports at one of the busiest travel times of the year, are dealing with low morale, frustration at Washington and uncertainty over how they’ll pay rent or feed their families if the government shutdown drags on.

The shutdown is making the already stressful task of securing airports over the holidays even more difficult and demoralizing, TSA officers told HuffPost, all on the condition of anonymity, fearing repercussions at their jobs.

Although Trump has said that federal workers want him to hold out in shutdown negotiations until he gets his way, the TSA employees who talked with HuffPost had a very different message.

“While Congress and Mr. Trump get to stay home, enjoy their personal time with their families, and still get paid, we have to struggle and suffer,” a Transportation Security Officer told HuffPost in an email. The officer, a single mother, now worries how she’ll take care of her kids if the shutdown drags on.

“Most of us live paycheck to paycheck and cannot afford to be unpaid and still go to work for long. It is not fair,” she said.

“To say morale is low is an understatement. People on both sides of the political argument are infuriated at this,” another TSA officer said. “We feel completely and utterly unappreciated.”

TSA Workers Vent Anger At Shutdown As They Work Without Pay Over Holidays

Sad at any time - but especially during the Christmas holidays.

TSA does not deserve to get paid as they do not provide a worthwhile service so it is poetic justice they are not receiving a paycheck

I was kind of hoping that the TSA workers would go "no pay, no work" and we could have had the pleasure of tiny trump shutting down the airports during the holiday season. I'm sure the trumpanzees would have LOVED him for that.

 

[BS Filter]

Trump offered to meet, Dems refused. It is their shut down.

Funny. Why meet with him? He wants $5 billion for wall - Nancy says NO. Go Nancy! Trump shut the government down.

Why? If they want to govt shut down to end, they will. They won’t, they don’t. Plain and simple.

And give in to blackmail? Never.

If it was a Democrat President, you'd accuse Republicans of playing partisan politics and demanding they be bipartisan. We've become very familiar with the game y'all play.

Are you whining? Yep, you're whining.

Trump offered to meet, Dems refused. It is their shut down.

Funny. Why meet with him? He wants $5 billion for wall - Nancy says NO. Go Nancy! Trump shut the government down.

Why? If they want to govt shut down to end, they will. They won’t, they don’t. Plain and simple.

And give in to blackmail? Never.

If it was a Democrat President, you'd accuse Republicans of playing partisan politics and demanding they be bipartisan. We've become very familiar with the game y'all play.

Are you whining? Yep, you're whining.

Poor pitiful frightened creature is confused again. You still think that the asshole is a sex organ.

 

[Papageorgio]

Damn Democrats screwing the workers over yet again.

 

[BS Filter]

That's just plain idiocy. Taxpayers are more than willing to pay for the wall. You know that. Chuck and Nancy can end this today.

They were given their chance with the gofundme page...it seems to be dying a slow death. At the current rate they will have their 5 billion by the year 2030

That is outside of the government. We're talking about government funding here. Trump is in the White House and ready to work out a deal. Chuck and Nancy are off on vacation. Nice.

What deal has Trump offered
Dems offered full funding in return for DACA

Trump balked

That's part of negotiating. It's a process. There are things going on that no one knows about. There are people on both sides talking and making a deal.

There will be no deal

Compromise is a tool of the past

Funny how you jackals always cry for bipartisanship when you control things.

 

[BS Filter]

Damn Democrats screwing the workers over yet again.

The government workers are pawns, nothing more.

 

[Correll]

The union said employees can’t be forced to work without pay.

A union representing federal workers sued the government Monday over the partial shutdown, saying it was illegal to have hundreds of thousands of employees work without pay during the funding lapse.

The American Federation of Government Employees filed the lawsuit on the shutdown’s 10th day, with no signs of an imminent resolution between Congress and the White House. The union said withholding the pay of workers who continue to clock in during the shutdown runs afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Great Depression-era law establishing a minimum wage and overtime pay.

“This is not an acceptable way for any employer, let alone the U.S. government, to treat its employees,” Heidi Burakiewicz, a lawyer representing the workers, said in a statement. “These employees still need to pay childcare expenses, buy gas, and incur other expenses to go to work every day and yet, they are not getting paid. It is a blatant violation.”

Some 380,000 federal employees have been furloughed during the shutdown, meaning they are out of a job until lawmakers reach a funding agreement. But another 420,000 are continuing to work in “essential” capacities such as in law enforcement, but are not being paid.

After previous shutdowns, Congress has passed legislation to retroactively pay furloughed employees and those who worked through the closures. But in the meantime, all those workers have bills to pay. Those who don’t have deep enough savings will face some hard choices if the shutdown continues to grind on.

AFGE previously sued the government under the same claims after the 2013 shutdown, which lasted 16 days. A judge later ruled that around 25,000 workers were owed double pay due to damages.

More: Federal Employee Union Sues Government Over Shutdown, Alleging Wage Violations

Sounds reasonable to me. What do you think?

Controlling who and what enters a community is the most basic function of good governance.


Only an enemy of the community could be against that.

 

[BS Filter]

The union said employees can’t be forced to work without pay.

A union representing federal workers sued the government Monday over the partial shutdown, saying it was illegal to have hundreds of thousands of employees work without pay during the funding lapse.

The American Federation of Government Employees filed the lawsuit on the shutdown’s 10th day, with no signs of an imminent resolution between Congress and the White House. The union said withholding the pay of workers who continue to clock in during the shutdown runs afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Great Depression-era law establishing a minimum wage and overtime pay.

“This is not an acceptable way for any employer, let alone the U.S. government, to treat its employees,” Heidi Burakiewicz, a lawyer representing the workers, said in a statement. “These employees still need to pay childcare expenses, buy gas, and incur other expenses to go to work every day and yet, they are not getting paid. It is a blatant violation.”

Some 380,000 federal employees have been furloughed during the shutdown, meaning they are out of a job until lawmakers reach a funding agreement. But another 420,000 are continuing to work in “essential” capacities such as in law enforcement, but are not being paid.

After previous shutdowns, Congress has passed legislation to retroactively pay furloughed employees and those who worked through the closures. But in the meantime, all those workers have bills to pay. Those who don’t have deep enough savings will face some hard choices if the shutdown continues to grind on.

AFGE previously sued the government under the same claims after the 2013 shutdown, which lasted 16 days. A judge later ruled that around 25,000 workers were owed double pay due to damages.

More: Federal Employee Union Sues Government Over Shutdown, Alleging Wage Violations

Sounds reasonable to me. What do you think?

Controlling who and what enters a community is the most basic function of good governance.


Only an enemy of the community could be against that.

Lefties are children. The Democrat party is daddy and big government is the mommy.

 

[danielpalos]

The union said employees can’t be forced to work without pay.

A union representing federal workers sued the government Monday over the partial shutdown, saying it was illegal to have hundreds of thousands of employees work without pay during the funding lapse.

The American Federation of Government Employees filed the lawsuit on the shutdown’s 10th day, with no signs of an imminent resolution between Congress and the White House. The union said withholding the pay of workers who continue to clock in during the shutdown runs afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Great Depression-era law establishing a minimum wage and overtime pay.

“This is not an acceptable way for any employer, let alone the U.S. government, to treat its employees,” Heidi Burakiewicz, a lawyer representing the workers, said in a statement. “These employees still need to pay childcare expenses, buy gas, and incur other expenses to go to work every day and yet, they are not getting paid. It is a blatant violation.”

Some 380,000 federal employees have been furloughed during the shutdown, meaning they are out of a job until lawmakers reach a funding agreement. But another 420,000 are continuing to work in “essential” capacities such as in law enforcement, but are not being paid.

After previous shutdowns, Congress has passed legislation to retroactively pay furloughed employees and those who worked through the closures. But in the meantime, all those workers have bills to pay. Those who don’t have deep enough savings will face some hard choices if the shutdown continues to grind on.

AFGE previously sued the government under the same claims after the 2013 shutdown, which lasted 16 days. A judge later ruled that around 25,000 workers were owed double pay due to damages.

More: Federal Employee Union Sues Government Over Shutdown, Alleging Wage Violations

Sounds reasonable to me. What do you think?

Controlling who and what enters a community is the most basic function of good governance.


Only an enemy of the community could be against that.

there is no express wall building clause.

 

[danielpalos]

The union said employees can’t be forced to work without pay.

A union representing federal workers sued the government Monday over the partial shutdown, saying it was illegal to have hundreds of thousands of employees work without pay during the funding lapse.

The American Federation of Government Employees filed the lawsuit on the shutdown’s 10th day, with no signs of an imminent resolution between Congress and the White House. The union said withholding the pay of workers who continue to clock in during the shutdown runs afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Great Depression-era law establishing a minimum wage and overtime pay.

“This is not an acceptable way for any employer, let alone the U.S. government, to treat its employees,” Heidi Burakiewicz, a lawyer representing the workers, said in a statement. “These employees still need to pay childcare expenses, buy gas, and incur other expenses to go to work every day and yet, they are not getting paid. It is a blatant violation.”

Some 380,000 federal employees have been furloughed during the shutdown, meaning they are out of a job until lawmakers reach a funding agreement. But another 420,000 are continuing to work in “essential” capacities such as in law enforcement, but are not being paid.

After previous shutdowns, Congress has passed legislation to retroactively pay furloughed employees and those who worked through the closures. But in the meantime, all those workers have bills to pay. Those who don’t have deep enough savings will face some hard choices if the shutdown continues to grind on.

AFGE previously sued the government under the same claims after the 2013 shutdown, which lasted 16 days. A judge later ruled that around 25,000 workers were owed double pay due to damages.

More: Federal Employee Union Sues Government Over Shutdown, Alleging Wage Violations

Sounds reasonable to me. What do you think?

Controlling who and what enters a community is the most basic function of good governance.


Only an enemy of the community could be against that.

Lefties are children. The Democrat party is daddy and big government is the mommy.

The right wing alleges to be for free markets and less government; but Government solves all problems for the right wing.