US federal workers hope Republicans will curb Trump, Musk firings

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-21 04:09:05 | Updated at 2024-11-21 09:13:51 5 hours ago

US federal workers hope Republicans will curb Trump, Musk firings
Reuters ^ | 11.19.2024 | Nathan Layne, Tim Reid and Thomas Rowe

Posted on 11/20/2024 7:56:44 PM PST by libh8er

Members of the over 2 million-strong U.S. civilian federal workforce are looking to an unlikely source to protect it from Donald Trump and Elon Musk's promise to slash government employees and cut costs: the incoming Republican-controlled Congress.

Federal employee unions are lining up lawyers and preparing public campaigns to try to stave off any mass firings, but they're hoping Republican Congress members will join Democrats in defending their importance to local economies, health and safety, union members and government watchdogs tell Reuters.

Trump has tasked Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head a panel to streamline the U.S. government and is expected to revive a plan to convert some federal employees to "Schedule F" status which strips them of job protections.

Musk has said he could cut $2 trillion in spending, more than the annual discretionary budget; Ramaswamy recently proposed cutting 50% of the workforce by firing everyone whose Social Security number ends in an odd number.

Because the U.S. Congress sets federal spending levels, Republicans may balk at any erosion of their power, unions say.

Trump, Musk and Ramaswamy are "going to come up against congressional mandates and come up against the Constitution, and it's going to set off this (debate) who has the right to spend money on behalf of the American people,” predicted Steve Lenkart, the executive director of the National Federation of Federal Employees, which represents over 100,000 federal employees.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doge; musk; ramaswamy

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1 posted on 11/20/2024 7:56:44 PM PST by libh8er

To: libh8er

I expect the RINOs to try their damnedest.

2 posted on 11/20/2024 7:58:17 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)

To: libh8er

UNIparty. Nothing will change.

3 posted on 11/20/2024 7:58:23 PM PST by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)

To: jdt1138

You mean the UNIparty will never change? You’re probably right. If you mean nothing will change for the country, that won’t be right.

4 posted on 11/20/2024 8:02:17 PM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)

To: libh8er

Maybe Trump could tell the taxpayers NOT to pay their taxes This year (April 15)....and protect them with an executive order.

5 posted on 11/20/2024 8:03:45 PM PST by goodnesswins (Don’t be REALITY PHOBIC!)

To: libh8er

What do they pledge in return? Their hand is mighty, mighty weak.

6 posted on 11/20/2024 8:04:24 PM PST by HalfIrish

To: libh8er

Gov. employees well know what’s to come.....they should be getting their resumes set and ready to go..... Like when a company is bought out by another....usually the Dept. managers are the first they let go.

7 posted on 11/20/2024 8:04:56 PM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)

To: libh8er

Awwww, poor things. Where’s my tiny violin.

8 posted on 11/20/2024 8:06:40 PM PST by bgill

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