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The Velveteen Ocelot

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5. It would hurt a lot more people than just the GOP.

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 11:14 AM

Jan 2019

Not a good idea. The airline industry would be seriously harmed (I used to work for an airline and I can tell you they operate on a financial knife-edge even in good times) and people would be laid off. The tourist industry, on which many people and communities rely, would suffer and more people would lose their jobs. The fallout would be massive and you can't be sure the GOP would get the blame they deserve.

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Federal Workers must go on Strike- put the pressure on Trump [View all] tomhagen Jan 2019 OP

Federal workers can't legally strike. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #1

No but... zipplewrath Jan 2019 #2

Which would be an illegal wildcat strike. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #3

Over time zipplewrath Jan 2019 #4

It would hurt a lot more people than just the GOP. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #5

Probably not, and I doubt the TSA would even try it Major Nikon Jan 2019 #7

That's been tried before w/air traffic controllers. Reagan fired them. Hired new ones. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #8

yes, but as I pointed out zipplewrath Jan 2019 #9

They'd be replaced in short order. It's illegal. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #10

Strictly speaking zipplewrath Jan 2019 #12

True. I don't know how that would shake out. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #13

This ain't PATCO zipplewrath Jan 2019 #14

All federal workers are prohibited by law from striking. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #15

Yes, it can zipplewrath Jan 2019 #16

So it takes a law to revise the law. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #17

The executive branch can do this zipplewrath Jan 2019 #18

Can the law stop a federal employee from striking if s/he is not being paid? thesquanderer Jan 2019 #19

Yes, because they will be paid after the shutdown is over. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #20

Work to rule Midnightwalk Jan 2019 #6

I agree. What's really unnerving is requiring some workers to work w/o pay. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #11