Largest government union calls for clean CR to end shutdown
- On Monday, the American Federation of Government Employees urged Congress to pass a clean continuing resolution to end the government shutdown, representing 820,000 federal workers.
- The stalemate, now nearly a month long, stems from demands over health-care subsidies, with the shutdown entering its 27th day on Monday as Senate Democrats demand Republicans extend Affordable Care Act subsidies.
- Data from the Bipartisan Policy Center show widespread pay disruptions among government workers; about 670,000 federal employees are furloughed and about 730,000 are working without pay, while many missed their first paycheck last Friday and lined up at a Washington, DC food bank.
- The union's shift could increase pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown; Kelley demanded full back pay, saying `No half measures, and no gamesmanship...`
- The House-passed continuing resolution expires on Nov. 21, Republicans need at least five more Democratic senators to reopen the government, and AFGE is suing the Trump administration amid backpay doubts.
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