Standard Union drivel...
TXnMA
Posted on 10/22/2018 6:32:29 PM PDT by mdittmar
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Each week, AFGE browses the World Wide Web for stories that matter to AFGE members. Here are the five stories you shouldn’t miss this week:
Trump Demands 5 Percent Spending Cuts from Every Cabinet Agency
President Trump on Wednesday ordered Cabinet secretaries to develop a plan to cut 5 percent of their agencies’ budgets, saying the reductions would “get rid of the fat” in the federal government.
Federal Retirement Claims Increase 24 Percent in Fiscal 2018
According to recently released data from the Office of Personnel Management, the number of federal employees who filed for retirement increased 24 percent in fiscal 2018 over the previous year.
White House moves to replace Interior Department IG amid probe of Secretary Ryan Zinke
The White House appears to be replacing the agency watchdog at the Interior Department who is in the midst of two investigations into Secretary Ryan Zinke, drawing criticism from government oversight groups.
The deficit is rising, so Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare
Republicans have removed all doubt: When it comes to the federal deficit, the problem is Medicare and Social Security — not their own tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy.
A minimum-wage worker needs 2.5 full-time jobs to afford a one-bedroom apartment in most of the US
What do you get when you combine minimum wage with increasing apartment rents? Many workers who can't afford a place to live.
Screw’em
I am a former federal worker:
1. DoD.
2.Census.
3. VAMC New Orleans (Katrina)VAMC Alexandria, LA.
Both DoD and VAMC’s were AFGE locals.
I stand before you and state: “DRAIN THE STINKING SWAMP!!”
FIRE THEM ALL
NOW
START OVER
ESP FBI. NSA. EDUCATION RACKET. AGRICULTURE
TXnMA
A minimum-wage worker needs 2.5 full-time jobs to afford a one-bedroom apartment in most of the US
What Federal Employee works for minimum wage?
The average Federal employee makes 20% more than a non-government employee.
Does the AFGE believe that the 5% budget cut will leave down sized Federal workers forced to take minimum wage jobs?
Some - no, most - cabinet positions need to be cut 100%.
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