Federal Employee Union Sues Government Over Shutdown, Alleging Wage Violations

[Ray From Cleveland]

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.

She has nothing to do with it. The bill was passed by the Republican House, and the ball is in Shoemakers court. He's the one that has to get his Senators to pass the bill.

 

[rightwinger]

So did this union, or any union sue the government every time it was shutdown, or just Trumps government???

Exactly. Instead of going to court, why doesn't the precious union go to the Senate Democrats and tell them to pass the bill with the wall money?

Why don’t they go to the Republicans and tell them to stop using their workers as hostages

Do what we demand or the Federal Workers get it!

Why don't democrats pay for the wall? Tell democrats to stop using workers as hostages.

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

 

[Harpy Eagle]

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.

She has nothing to do with it. The bill was passed by the Republican House, and the ball is in Shoemakers court. He's the one that has to get his Senators to pass the bill.

The bill that passed the House is null and void come Jan 3rd when the new session starts.

 

[BS Filter]

Government is no place for unions.

FDR Said that decades ago!

It seems they need someone to stand up for their rights
It is clear, Congress won’t do it

What right are you referring to?

The right to get paid for your labor

They aren't being denied that right. In fact, they're getting a paid vacation.

 

[there4eyeM]

Wouldn't that be brilliant! Corporation U.S. sued and taken over by someone.
...not with a bang...

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

So did this union, or any union sue the government every time it was shutdown, or just Trumps government???

Exactly. Instead of going to court, why doesn't the precious union go to the Senate Democrats and tell them to pass the bill with the wall money?

Why don’t they go to the Republicans and tell them to stop using their workers as hostages

Do what we demand or the Federal Workers get it!

Why don't democrats pay for the wall? Tell democrats to stop using workers as hostages.

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

No, we're demanding taxpayers pay for it since it's taxpayers that will benefit the most from it.

 

[BS Filter]

So did this union, or any union sue the government every time it was shutdown, or just Trumps government???

Exactly. Instead of going to court, why doesn't the precious union go to the Senate Democrats and tell them to pass the bill with the wall money?

Why don’t they go to the Republicans and tell them to stop using their workers as hostages

Do what we demand or the Federal Workers get it!

Why don't democrats pay for the wall? Tell democrats to stop using workers as hostages.

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.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Government is no place for unions.

FDR Said that decades ago!

It seems they need someone to stand up for their rights
It is clear, Congress won’t do it

What right are you referring to?

The right to get paid for your labor

They aren't being denied that right. In fact, they're getting a paid vacation.

The case is about those that are required to work and not getting paid for that work.

Do try and keep up.

 

[Wyatt earp]

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?

Did they ever do it before???

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

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.

She has nothing to do with it. The bill was passed by the Republican House, and the ball is in Shoemakers court. He's the one that has to get his Senators to pass the bill.

The bill that passed the House is null and void come Jan 3rd when the new session starts.

How? They can't rescind a bill that was already passed. They can offer a new one, but it doesn't make the last one null and void.

 

[BS Filter]

FDR Said that decades ago!

It seems they need someone to stand up for their rights
It is clear, Congress won’t do it

What right are you referring to?

The right to get paid for your labor

They aren't being denied that right. In fact, they're getting a paid vacation.

The case is about those that are required to work and not getting paid for that work.

Do try and keep up.

Oh, go piss up a rope, you snotty punk. I'm keeping up just fine and you know it. Tell Chuck and Nancy to come back from their paid vacation like the government workers are on and do their job.

 

[Wyatt earp]

So did this union, or any union sue the government every time it was shutdown, or just Trumps government???

Exactly. Instead of going to court, why doesn't the precious union go to the Senate Democrats and tell them to pass the bill with the wall money?

Why don’t they go to the Republicans and tell them to stop using their workers as hostages

Do what we demand or the Federal Workers get it!

Why don't democrats pay for the wall? Tell democrats to stop using workers as hostages.

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

Good fuck those workers I hope it goes three months and they lose their cars and houses.



Don't put my life at risk from Illegal rapist killer Mexican's because the left hates Trump

.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

So did this union, or any union sue the government every time it was shutdown, or just Trumps government???

Exactly. Instead of going to court, why doesn't the precious union go to the Senate Democrats and tell them to pass the bill with the wall money?

Why don’t they go to the Republicans and tell them to stop using their workers as hostages

Do what we demand or the Federal Workers get it!

If you work for the government you are well aware that risk is there before you take the job. If you can't handle that, you should have never taken a government job in the first place.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

So did this union, or any union sue the government every time it was shutdown, or just Trumps government???

Exactly. Instead of going to court, why doesn't the precious union go to the Senate Democrats and tell them to pass the bill with the wall money?

Why don’t they go to the Republicans and tell them to stop using their workers as hostages

Do what we demand or the Federal Workers get it!

Why don't democrats pay for the wall? Tell democrats to stop using workers as hostages.

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

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Takes a long time to get a lawsuit through the courts...........good luck. Your going to need it.

They know that already. The union is just pissed they are not getting their cut for a while. Unions don't care about people, unions care about money. That's why outside of government, they are pretty much a thing of the past.

Unions were needed once upon a time, but their day is over because of labor laws. Once something has outlived its purpose it becomes corrupted.

The problem with unions is they got too big and too greedy. Then they involved themselves in politics and people turned their backs on them. That's why few exist in the private sector.

 

[BluesLegend]

They are free to quit and find a new job.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Exactly. Instead of going to court, why doesn't the precious union go to the Senate Democrats and tell them to pass the bill with the wall money?

Why don’t they go to the Republicans and tell them to stop using their workers as hostages

Do what we demand or the Federal Workers get it!

Why don't democrats pay for the wall? Tell democrats to stop using workers as hostages.

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

MSNBC smeared him an vetren who lost three limbs.

.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

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.

She has nothing to do with it. The bill was passed by the Republican House, and the ball is in Shoemakers court. He's the one that has to get his Senators to pass the bill.

The bill that passed the House is null and void come Jan 3rd when the new session starts.

How? They can't rescind a bill that was already passed. They can offer a new one, but it doesn't make the last one null and void.

https://www.naacp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/PRIMERBillLife.pdf

Once a Congress adjourns, however, at the end of its two-year cycle, all bills that have been introduced in either the House or the Senate that have not made it through the entire legislative process and signed into law are dead.

 

[eagle1462010]

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.

I agree get rid of the FAA planes can fly themselves.

LOL
The airports and airlines have their own air traffic controllers...........LOL

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Why don’t they go to the Republicans and tell them to stop using their workers as hostages

Do what we demand or the Federal Workers get it!

Why don't democrats pay for the wall? Tell democrats to stop using workers as hostages.

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

MSNBC smeared him an vetren who lost three limbs.

.

and? you people attack veterans on this board daily.