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Title: Federal employees' union head: Obama pay raise proposal 'simply not enough'
Post by: samspade on February 11, 2013, 10:41:18 AM
he president of the American Federation of Government Employees says a one-percent increase is "absolutely unconscionable."
The head of the largest federal employee union said Saturday that President Obama's proposal to increase pay for federal employees by 1 percent was "absolutely unconscionable" and "simply not enough."


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Obama has handed out pay raises to federal employees in the past while telling others they need to tighten their belts.  The sheer audacity of seeing the union ask for even more reflects why this nation is going downhill.
Title: Re: Federal employees' union head: Obama pay raise proposal 'simply not enough'
Post by: NHSparky on February 11, 2013, 10:54:14 AM
Good.  Feel free to seek a larger payraise in the private sector, assclown.
Title: Re: Federal employees' union head: Obama pay raise proposal 'simply not enough'
Post by: delilahmused on February 11, 2013, 02:05:13 PM
Really, no government employee at any level should get a raise unless those paying their salary vote to approve said pay increase. Government employees that strike should automatically be fired because they're holding the people they supposedly serve hostage with no voice in any negotiation but 100% on the hook for whatever increase their tantrum garners. They want a raise, let them put it on the ballot and advocate for it.

Cindie
Title: Re: Federal employees' union head: Obama pay raise proposal 'simply not enough'
Post by: txradioguy on February 11, 2013, 02:18:53 PM
David Cox, Sr. welcome to MY world!!!

I'm a Federal employee and I'm getting that 1% raise just like you.

Except I don't have a Union rep and I don't get to run to a newspaper and bitch about it.
Title: Re: Federal employees' union head: Obama pay raise proposal 'simply not enough'
Post by: Crazy Horse on February 11, 2013, 04:21:27 PM
Quote from: delilahmused on February 11, 2013, 02:05:13 PM
Really, no government employee at any level should get a raise unless those paying their salary vote to approve said pay increase. Government employees that strike should automatically be fired because they're holding the people they supposedly serve hostage with no voice in any negotiation but 100% on the hook for whatever increase their tantrum garners. They want a raise, let them put it on the ballot and advocate for it.

Cindie

Government employees cannot strike.

Also the Navy government employees, as well as most DoD employees are about to take 1day without pay for 22 weeks. 



Title: Re: Federal employees' union head: Obama pay raise proposal 'simply not enough'
Post by: jtyangel on February 11, 2013, 04:49:13 PM
Quote from: Crazy Horse on February 11, 2013, 04:21:27 PM
Government employees cannot strike.

Also the Navy government employees, as well as most DoD employees are about to take 1day without pay for 22 weeks.

It all DOD as I understand it.
Title: Re: Federal employees' union head: Obama pay raise proposal 'simply not enough'
Post by: Crazy Horse on February 11, 2013, 05:56:48 PM
Quote from: jtyangel on February 11, 2013, 04:49:13 PM
It all DOD as I understand it.

Pretty much.  Exceptions on field teams
Title: Re: Federal employees' union head: Obama pay raise proposal 'simply not enough'
Post by: jtyangel on February 11, 2013, 06:07:45 PM
Quote from: Crazy Horse on February 11, 2013, 05:56:48 PM
Pretty much.  Exceptions on field teams

Yep. Sounds right CH.
Title: Re: Federal employees' union head: Obama pay raise proposal 'simply not enough'
Post by: Big Dog on February 11, 2013, 06:11:23 PM
Quote from: Crazy Horse on February 11, 2013, 04:21:27 PM
Government employees cannot strike.

Also the Navy government employees, as well as most DoD employees are about to take 1day without pay for 22 weeks. 

We're getting the same thing over here at Dept of the Army.