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| Unions sue Trump administration over ‘arbitrary and capricious' federal employee buyout offers, Rattled Dems urge fed workers to reject buyout as 20K accept |
| 2025-02-05 |
| [FoxNews] American Federation of Government Employees warns workers to not be 'misled by slick talk from unelected billionaires'. Rattled Democrats urge Deep State fed employees to reject Trump's buyout as DOGE's offer tempts 20,000 [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The White House is firing back at Democrats and union bosses who urged federal employees not to take a 'buyout' currently on the table for millions of workers. Last month, President Donald Trump announced an offer that would allow government workers to resign and continue to be paid through September 30. So far, around 20,000 have accepted it out of two million, Axios reported Tuesday. The Trump White House wants to reduce the federal workforce by between 5 and 10 percent. But the American Federation of Government Employees union is claiming the offer could be a 'trick' and Democrats have slammed it as 'scam.' The union claims Trump and DOGE leader Elon Musk may not have the authority to make such an offer - meaning federal employees who quit might not get paid out. Democrats including top lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee Reps. Jamie Raskin and Gerry Connolly have called the offer an 'illegal scam' and demanded Trump rescind it immediately. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has also been vocal against Trump's plans, including the buyout and the federal funding freeze he called 'evil.' 'The American people will not stand for an un-elected secret group to run rampant through the executive branch,' Schumer said about DOGE on Tuesday. 'Being innovative is good, but Mr. Musk, this isn't a tech startup. These are public institutions.' But the Trump administration's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pushed back on those fears in a statement to DailyMail.com. 'Union leaders and politicians telling federal workers to reject this offer are doing them a serious disservice,' spokeswoman McLaurine Pinover said. 'This is a rare, generous opportunity - one that was thoroughly vetted and intentionally designed to support employees through restructuring.' Pinover added: 'Instead of spreading misinformation and using workers as political pawns, they should be making sure federal employees have the facts and freedom to make the best decision for themselves and their families,' she added. Katie Miller, the wife of top Trump aide Stephen Miller, who is now working on an advisory board for DOGE, confirmed that the buyout email was being sent out to 'more than TWO MILLION federal employees.' The Washington Post reported Tuesday on an email sent to employees of the General Services Administration saying that layoffs across the federal government are 'likely.' The OPM memo also warned that it would be subjecting federal employees to 'enhanced standards of suitability and conduct' and gave notice to the workforce that there would be additional downsizing down the line. This wording gave union leadership pause. 'Purging the federal government of dedicated career federal employees will have vast, unintended consequences that will cause chaos for the Americans who depend on a functioning federal government,' AFGE union President Everett Kelley said. 'Between the flurry of anti-worker executive orders and policies, it is clear that the Trump administration's goal is to turn the federal government into a toxic environment where workers cannot stay even if they want to,' he said. Others warned that the buyout deal might not stick. 'There's no budget line item to pay people who are not showing up for work,' said Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine during a Senate floor speech last week. 'Don't be fooled. He's tricked hundreds of people with that offer.' If you accept that offer and resign, he'll stiff you just like he stiffed the contractors,' Kaine said. An OPM source countered that claim saying the Deferred Resignation Program was 'not a hastily assembled program.' 'It has undergone extensive legal review by experts in the field to ensure fairness and compliance,' the source said. 'This is a rare opportunity - not a buyout or a loophole - but a deliberate effort to provide employees with financial stability as agencies adjust their workforce.' Thursday is the deadline for federal employees to decide. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #11 It's a broad hint that there is about to be a MASSIVE layoffs. Didn't Musk do the same with Twitter? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2025-02-05 20:43 |
| #10 If you are a federal worker and do little work or do work that shouldn’t be done, it makes sense to take this package immediately. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-02-05 17:43 |
| #9 Steve S, if it lasts more than four hours seek medical help. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-02-05 17:30 |
| #8 ^Don't forget blocking anti-ICC legislation. |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-02-05 14:14 |
| #7 Poor Senator Schumer is bilious about the fact that Bibi didn’t pay court to him this trip — something about Chuckie organizing his fellow Democrats to mortally insult him the last time he was in town … not to mention conniving with the Biden administration to freeze weapons shipments over there to hobble Israel’s war. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-02-05 14:10 |
| #6 'The American people will not stand for an un-elected secret group to run rampant through the executive branch,' Schumer said You got that right, Chuckie! So pack your bags and leave. All y'all. I am sure this is a horrible tragedy or something, but all this squealing is giving me a schadenboner. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-02-05 11:00 |
| #5 Time to revoke the EOs that allowed Federal employee unions in the first place. |
| Posted by: Nero 2025-02-05 10:32 |
| #4 I guess to the New Liberalized Democrat Party, it sees wasteful spending, with a 28%+ Federal employee redundancy as political power & control? I just see them stealing about 40% of my retirement income in various open and hidden taxes. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-02-05 04:43 |
| #3 There's gonna a bunch of people that will wish they took this deal. This is just the beginning IMHO. |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2025-02-05 02:32 |
| #2 1) Everyone should have a college degree. 2) What can we do with all these college graduates? |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-02-05 01:58 |
| #1 It's a trick, there is no free pony. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-02-05 01:32 |