Union for 800K US Workers Demands Congress End Brutal Shutdown

Kelly, Gallego resist pressure from federal employee union to end shutdown

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly. Photos by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest federal employee union has ramped up pressure on Senate Democrats in the shutdown fight, urging them to accept the GOP plan to reopen the government. So far it hasn’t worked. American Federation of Government Employees President Everett Kelley called on senators to accept the House Republicans’ three-week stopgap bill.…

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Union for 800K US Workers Demands Congress End Brutal Shutdown

The largest federal workers' union urges Congress to end the four-week US government shutdown, warning of severe economic damage and unpaid staff reaching crisis point.

Kelly, Gallego resist pressure from federal workers union to end shutdown

The nation’s largest federal employee union has ramped up pressure on Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, urging them to accept the GOP plan to end the shutdown. So far, Democrats have resisted the pressure.