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A company cannot require an employee to work for no pay. Its part of the labor laws. in this case the government is telling certain employees to work without pay. This is not a company shuttering its doors.
The Federal Government is NOT a Company ... salaries are paid by the Citizen Taxpayers. Our Congressional Representatives refuse to do their JOB of passing Federal Budgets. Unions are suing the Taxpayers.
Unions organize against the Citizen Taxpayers. All employees of the Federal Government are well aware of what happens when the CongressCritters refuse to pass a Budget to pay their salaries.
The Federal Government is NOT a Company ... salaries are paid by the Citizen Taxpayers. Our Congressional Representatives refuse to do their JOB of passing Federal Budgets. Unions are suing the Taxpayers.
Unions organize against the Citizen Taxpayers. All employees of the Federal Government are well aware of what happens when the CongressCritters refuse to pass a Budget to pay their salaries.
I know that. My response is to another poster comparing the government shutdown to a private business that goes out of business.
It would be horrendous--and at Christmas! And what about the workers with bills due now? Those pesky little organizations that charge late fees--can the workers tell them that as soon as they are paid they'll take care of--the utilities, rent, mortgage, tuition, car payments, Christmas presents for the kids? Think that will fly?
People are hurting--and those who disparage them as freeloaders on furlough and vacation should be ashamed of themselves. Trump should be ashamed of himself for telling people to work for rent (because all federal workers rent--right?) Can they wash the mortgage holders' floors, as well? What is wrong with this man?
And the national parks are looking pretty disgusting as well. To top it off the 'stable genius' freezes federal worker pay--just to twist the knife.
Trump's bizarre assertion that federal workers are Democrats simply makes him look like an enemy of the people, and even more clueless, if possible. He is in the 'let them eat cake' mode, and the outcome of enraging and taunting the commoners may be similar.
Consider that the Border Patrol says one of their biggest obstacles is losing employees due to wage scale. So no we have POTUS causing a shutdown for a wall that he says is vital to security. The BP will now work without pay. And you are suggesting they quit? That'll help border security.
Vote with your feet basically. Yes. Or call in sick a lot. The bosses will get the message.
On the other hand wouldn't a wall made border patrol's job easier? I think it would.
Nope - the Lawsuit is just like the one the same Union & Law Firm filed in 2013 against TeamObama.
It’s based on the Fair Labor Standards Act that says Federal Employees must be paid on time for work.
This Lawsuit is about the “essential” employees that are working now .... filed on behalf of the largest Federal Union of 700,000 Federal Employees.
They won the earlier Lawsuit and even got Double Pay as the District Court ruling.
This is a massive Boondoggle.
Government reply (since they can’t pay during the Shutdown - should be:
To get the money to pay the Court case, we will NOT pay the Involuntary Furloughed Employees.
Leftists think is some sort of Game.
Keep in mind that they are not really filing a Lawsuit against President Trump ... it’s the Citizen Taxpayers that are being sued to line the pockets of Lawyers, Unions and Trump Haters.
Hmmm. Were they Obama haters when they filed suit in 2013?
Or maybe, just maybe, unions seek to protect their members, regardless of who sits the oval.
Quit. Seek honest employment in the private sector
Lol, yea right. Given my familiarity with the Wage & Hour Division, numerous people get screwed over in the private sector as well, and have to sue to get their pay owed to them.
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