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We only have four days to do it. Urge your lawmakers to sign onto Representative Stephen Lynch (MA-8) “Dear Colleague” letter to the Budget Conference Committee to leave federal workers’ pay and benefits out of the FY 2014 budget talks.
The deadline for signing onto Rep. Lynch’s letter is Close of Business this Friday, November 8th.
When your lawmakers sign Rep. Lynch’s letter, we get a better chance of staying off the chopping block during the budget talks. Urge them to sign onto it today.
As it stands now, the House budget proposal for the FY 2014 includes the following proposals:
Increasing your pension contributions by 5.5%.
Keeping Sequestration, but pushing the burden of the cuts onto non-defense agencies. This means many agencies could face RIFS in the next year.
Cutting 210,000 federal jobs via attrition.
You'll find these facts and a lot more at the new AFGE Budget War Room page. You can view it here. It breaks down what these budget talks mean for you, and how it affects your pay and pension.
Federal employees have already received a hard blow because of the recent Government Lockout. We can’t afford more pension hikes and cuts to our benefits. This is why it’s important to get your lawmakers to sign onto Rep. Lynch’s “Dear Colleague” letter.
As more lawmakers sign onto Rep. Lynch’s letter, the more pressure the Budget Conferees have to leave federal employees’ pay and pensions alone. Whether your lawmakers are Republican or Democrat, urge them to sign the letter today. Thank you for all that you do.
In Solidarity,
J. David Cox, Sr.
President, AFGE
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