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WASHINGTON – Nearly a half million federal furloughed employees will turn to their unions to help claw back money they lost as part of the federal government’s scale back of services that went into effect Tuesday.
Leading up to the suspension, union leaders said they would lean on lawmakers to ensure that their employees get paid for their forced time off.
fuck them
Some of us have to work and not get paid, we're called "essential". We won't get paid until there is a budget/CR passed.
It does suck though for those put on furlough. Its not like they can just go out and find a job in a few days.
If I was in the states I would just quit and get a higher paying job in the private sector.
It's not the federal employees fault for their bosses shutting them down. I really don't have a problem with them receiving back pay.
Right wing pettiness on display.
Back pay for these workers won't even amount to a rounding error for the overall budget of the US government.
WASHINGTON Nearly a half million federal furloughed employees will turn to their unions to help claw back money they lost as part of the federal governments scale back of services that went into effect Tuesday.
Leading up to the suspension, union leaders said they would lean on lawmakers to ensure that their employees get paid for their forced time off.
Unions say they'll fight for back pay for furloughed members | Fox News
I have a friend who is furloughed and she has been of the notion she would get paid for her vacation from the time it was first talked about back in the first part of the year.
What is the point of a furlough if we still have to pay them? They should just have to work with no pay until it is over like I had to in '96.
They all got back pay for their long vacation back in 1995-1996. Then they got overtime pay to deal with the backlog when they went back to work. It cost way more to shut the government down, than to keep it running. This is why I was against this publicity stunt. I will vote against everyone responsible for this government shutdown campaign stunt.
Just wait & see how much the up coming debt ceiling fight will cost us tax payers & the entire economy.
I have a friend who is furloughed and she has been of the notion she would get paid for her vacation from the time it was first talked about back in the first part of the year.
What is the point of a furlough if we still have to pay them? They should just have to work with no pay until it is over like I had to in '96.
WASHINGTON Nearly a half million federal furloughed employees will turn to their unions to help claw back money they lost as part of the federal governments scale back of services that went into effect Tuesday.
Leading up to the suspension, union leaders said they would lean on lawmakers to ensure that their employees get paid for their forced time off.
Unions say they'll fight for back pay for furloughed members | Fox News
I have a friend who is furloughed and she has been of the notion she would get paid for her vacation from the time it was first talked about back in the first part of the year.
What is the point of a furlough if we still have to pay them? They should just have to work with no pay until it is over like I had to in '96.
You're misinformed.
During the Gingrich shutdown, backpay was paid to most workers.
Under th Boener shutdown, I'm sure the same thing will happen.
They all got back pay for their long vacation back in 1995-1996. Then they got overtime pay to deal with the backlog when they went back to work. It cost way more to shut the government down, than to keep it running. This is why I was against this publicity stunt. I will vote against everyone responsible for this government shutdown campaign stunt.
Just wait & see how much the up coming debt ceiling fight will cost us tax payers & the entire economy.
I know some local counties that keep things open when there is no budget agreement and they pay the workers once the budget is passed. County workers just don't get paid until there is a budget to pay them. They are working in the current fiscal period, so it is not technically anything that is retroactive. It is just wrong to pay people who haven't worked.
Congress needs to admit their pettiness, get down on their knees to apologize and pay the loyal workers they have so thoughtlessly abused
