Federal Workers Struggle Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown
TL;DR
Federal workers are facing threats of layoffs and withheld back pay amid a prolonged government shutdown, with union leaders criticizing the administration for using workers as political pawns and questioning the legality of withholding pay despite laws guaranteeing retroactive compensation.
- ‘Using us as political pawns’: federal workers reel over threats of firings and withheld back pay The Guardian
- "It feels terrible." Federal worker's family tightens their belts as shutdown drags on NPR
- Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown CNN
- 'Total disaster': Some furloughed workers plan to hold garage sales, dip into savings to weather government shutdown ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Federal workers in Boston area say they haven’t seen a shutdown this chaotic or seemingly vindictive The Boston Globe
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