"Bob" wrote in message
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"Bob" wrote in message
That was also the last time the federal government actually laid
anyone off. AFGE will never allow that to happen again

baloney

remember the air traffic controllers?

They weren't laid off, they were fired and others hired to replace
them. Big difference. And AFGE and all the other government workers
unions can't stop the government from downsizing if they wanted. They
have no power because they don't have the right to strike.


Ummm. I hate to tell you this, but this government is not downsizing.
Looked at the federal spending recently?

Well, yes and no. More bodies, more money, but fewer actual government
employees. At my office, and several others I am familiar with, out of every
3 new bodies coming in the door, 2 are contractors. In essence, they are
subbing the work out. No job security, no govt pension, little or no
accountability. There is a massive paper trail to get a new govt body
approved, and relatively little paperwork to hire a contractor. The fact
that each contractor body costs more to the taxpayers doesn't seem to enter
into the equation...

aem sends...