FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 03, 2017
January 03, 2017
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Largest Federal Employee Union Opposes Reinstatement of ‘Holman Rule’
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Washington, D.C., Senate, Congress, Workers' Rights, AFGE National President
House proposal lets lawmakers slash federal workers’ pay, jobs without due process
WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees strongly opposes a rule change being considered by the House of Representatives that would allow lawmakers to reduce the salary of any federal government employee, or eliminate a federal worker's job, without appropriate planning or scrutiny, AFGE National President J. David Cox Sr. said today.
“The so-called Holman Rule undermines civil service protections for the millions of working people who process our Social Security checks, safeguard our borders, support our military, research cures for deadly diseases, and carry out programs and services that are vital to our nation.
“Reviving this rule means lawmakers will be able to vote to cut the pay and jobs of individual workers or groups of workers without getting input from the agencies where these employees work.
“The jobs and paychecks of career federal workers should not be subject to the whims of elected politicians. The Holman Rule will not only harm our hardworking federal workforce, but jeopardize the critical governmental services upon which the American people rely.”
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