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.
