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So far, despite all the hurried negotiations over the details of border-security funding, Congress seems to be in agreement that the government will not shut down again on Friday, and has agreed to backpay some 800,000 federal workers the salaries they missed during the previous 35-day shutdown. But when it comes to the federal contractors who also went unpaid during that period—up to 580,000 people, according to one estimate—it gets trickier. “I’ve been told the president won’t sign” anything that guarantees them backpay, Senator Roy Blunt told reporters on Wednesday. “I guess federal contractors are different in his view than federal employees.”
The 2013 shutdown was a little over 2 weeks in October, I don't know if their back pay was restored but yes that was also an issue. There are actually more contractors than federal employees in the DOD so that is a rather big problem.
The OP quotes a Senator saying "“I’ve been told the president won’t sign” anything that guarantees them backpay" I don't see anything in your cited article saying they didn't get backpay after the Obama shutdown.
So far, despite all the hurried negotiations over the details of border-security funding, Congress seems to be in agreement that the government will not shut down again on Friday, and has agreed to backpay some 800,000 federal workers the salaries they missed during the previous 35-day shutdown. But when it comes to the federal contractors who also went unpaid during that period—up to 580,000 people, according to one estimate—it gets trickier. “I’ve been told the president won’t sign” anything that guarantees them backpay, Senator Roy Blunt told reporters on Wednesday. “I guess federal contractors are different in his view than federal employees.”
The employees have already been paid all their backpay. That happened within five days of the government reopening. Contractors are not salaried employees of the government. It’s up to the contractors to pay their employees.
Trump not paying his contractors ????? I'm shocked I tell you, SHOCKED !!!
I'm stunned as well.
This is so out of character for Trump. Wonder what got into him?
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