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A message from Local President onpossible government shutdown t
Posted On: Sep 14, 2015
Should this repeat nightmare come to pass, our union members and we will likely receive reminders from management that we cannot do any government work (including reading DOL e-mail or using a government computer or phone) unless specifically exempted. Those government employees who do these things would be in violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act and would be at risk of administrative actions (up to and including removal) as well as potential prosecution.
We need to get ready again. I am asking all stewards to get the personal e-mail addresses and phone numbers for all of our bargaining unit members so that you can act as a conduit to them from me. If past experience proves true again, I will likely spend 8 to 12 hours per day in meetings or doing research and will need to get this information to the members through you. Joann Natarajan (our Webmaster) will surely be busy posting updates to www.afge2139.org as she receives them from me.