Census union employees remain unaware of latest developments. ;)
Posted on 10/05/2013 9:05:24 AM PDT by Gasshog
The House voted unanimously Saturday morning to approve a bipartisan bill ensuring furloughed federal workers receive backpay once the government shutdown ends.
The vote on the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act was 407-0. Twenty-five members didn't vote.
The measure now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to pass. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) had introduced a Senate version of the bill earlier this week.
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Census union employees remain unaware of latest developments. ;)
Gee, what a shocker.
If they apply for unemployment and get that and back pay, do they get to keep both?
Yep, I guess furloughs don’t save money once the {expletives} in government turn them into paid vacations. I’d like to get me some of that action.
They just are not “getting it”, and they won’t until people are starving and killing each other for food.
So then the Republican House caves and the federal employees get paid vacations —
No. I read about that earlier this week. They can file for unemployment benefits in Maryland after a day or two, but in other states have to wait a week or two. It was mentioned in a sob story about how federal employees were on the brink of starving in the streets after the first 24 hours of their vacation.
No.
Unemployment benefits will need to be payed back, if they receive back pay.
This just the usual political crap. The fed “workers” always get a free paid vacay from the taxpayers when this happens. Always. What a joke.
What I’d give for a job that furloughed me, couldn’t fire me, and then paid me all the back pay after the furlough ended. Instead I work for companies that can fire me at will. And they do it, too, when business conditions turn tough.
John Edwards was right, there are “two Americas.”
and in the meantime they sign up for unemployment compensation
so wrong
Pretty sure the State will want their money back if gov employees receive unemployment and back-pay. Unless, thats racist...
Census “UNION” what the hell? AFSCME? AFGE assumedly.
Of course, there should not be any federal job or agency that is unionized, or else the same rules should apply— no work, no pay, regardless who shuts down. They have civil service jobs for.... Life for Lord’s sake.
In the unemployment world it is called an overpayment and they need to pay it back. Theoretically, of course.
So...we’re all supposed to feel sorry for a bunch of federal employees being given paid vacations? My heart pumps p**s for them.
Meanwhile in the real world 23 million formerly employed people are not employed and cannot get unemployment of any kind or...a company cannot hire because of Obamaumaocare. Brilliant dimo move. They simply are not American, period.
” The measure now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to pass. “
Soon as the Senate starts to pass any of these piece-meal bills it makes it even harder for them to not pass subsequent bills of this type.
This, and the Kenyan’s furious demeanor at his little fit-throwing speeches look like cracks in the dem’s resolve
to me.
Republicans are very accustomed to criticism. The left..not so much.
Meanwhile in the real world 23 million formerly employed people are not employed and cannot get unemployment of any kind or...a company cannot hire because of Obamaumaocare. Brilliant dimo move. They simply are not American, period.
Well...on the positive side the door has been pried open...
Where do I go to get my back pay?
Government workers = pampered class and I'm SICK OF IT!!!
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