Largest government union calls for clean CR to end shutdown

Dems’ Rift With Unions Widens Over Shutdown

Organized labor is growing frustrated with the Democrats' refusal to end the government shutdown. The Southwest Airlines Pilot Association (SWAPA), Allied Pilots Association, and National Air Traffic Controllers Association appeared in a video released by the White House endorsing the Republicans stopgap government funding bill that Democrats refuse to help pass. "The biggest way to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of our national ai…

WashPost: Dems Holding Govt 'Hostage;' End Shutdown Now

The Washington Post’s liberal-leaning editorial board on Thursday criticized Senate Democrats for holding the federal government “hostage” for a month and urged them to pass the House-backed stopgap funding bill to end the shutdown.

WashPost: Dems Holding Govt ‘Hostage;’ End Shutdown Now

The liberal-leaning Washington Post editorial board chastised Senate Democrats on Thursday for holding the federal government “hostage” for a month, urging them to vote for a House-backed stopgap funding bill to end the shutdown. Most Senate Democrats have voted 13 times against passing a clean continuing resolution that would continue funding through Nov. 21. They have demanded that Republicans negotiate on extending Affordable Care Act tax sub…

AFGE president urging Democrats to cave on shutdown is bad for the country

President Everett Kelley of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is making a colossal mistake by urging Democrats to cave on the Affordable Care Act subsidies that they’ve demanded be a part of any deal to reopen the federal government.  On Monday, Oct. 27, Kelley, whose 800,000 members make up the largest labor organization of federal workers, became the first major union leader to urge the Democrats end the shutdown by abando…

Washington Post editorial tells Dems it’s time to end shutdown, stop holding government ‘hostage’

The Washington Post urged Senate Democrats on Wednesday to reopen the government with a clean bill as SNAP benefits expire and federal workers remain furloughed.

MACDONALD: Gov. Union Boss to Dems - Pass a Clean CR, Today!

BREAKING NEWS: American Federation of Government Employees President Everett Kelley, who represents 820,000 displaced government workers, has called it like his union sees it. This is Congress’s fault, and Dems need to support a clean CR. He wants the government reopened and for Democrats to stop punishing government employees. In a statement issued Monday, American Federation of ... Read more The post MACDONALD: Gov. Union Boss to Dems – Pass a…