The largest union representing federal workers is urging Congress to end the government shutdown immediately, calling it an „avoidable crisis“ that has left hundreds.
The largest union representing federal workers is urging Congress to end the government shutdown immediately, calling it an „avoidable crisis“ that has left hundreds of thousands of families in financial distress. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents around 820,000 federal and Washington, DC, government workers, issued a pointed statement on Monday, criticizing both parties for failing to resolve the impasse as the shutdown enters its fourth week, Politico reports. In a statement, AFGE President Everett Kelley said the time for political posturing has passed, and called for a „clean continuing resolution“ to restore funding with no additional conditions.
„No half measures, and no gamesmanship“, Kelley said.
