Don’t Give Federal Workers A Dime In Back Pay... I & I Editorial Board

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Don’t Give Federal Workers A Dime In Back Pay
I & I Editorial Board
October 31, 2025


The largest federal employee union wants to end the government shutdown with “no half measures, and no gamesmanship,” and is demanding that everyone get full back pay. Those who have worked without being paid should be compensated. But those who didn’t should get nothing.

“It’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today,” the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 820,000 federal workers, tweeted Monday, and “put every single federal worker back on the job with full back pay — today.”

Why should government employees be paid for work they didn’t do? No one should have a problem with active-duty military personnel, air traffic controllers, law enforcement officers and other essential workers who are doing their jobs with no incomes during the shutdown getting back pay. They put in the labor, they deserve their money.

But those who have not been working should not be free to enjoy a one-month paid vacation away from their nonessential work. When private-sector workers are sent home for any reason – due to downsizing or fired for cause – they lose their wages. No one marches on their behalf, the media don’t whine and fret over their misfortune, and lawmakers say nothing unless it’s a Democrat who is taking the opportunity to bash those “evil” corporations who dare to try to earn a profit.

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[BobfromWB]

Yeah all those air traffic controllers and all those in the military are getting rich off the government dime - force them to their knees and stop the welfare!!!








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[Smokin Joe]

I know when everyone is celebrating dropping oil prices and we are looking at lean times, we don't get paid.

It's easy in the private sector to go from six figures to zero.

[DefiantMassRINO]

The only way this Government Shutdown nonsense will end is when the unwashed masses revolt by not showing up, quitting, retiring, or seeking outside employment opportunities in large enough numbers to directly effect the daily lives of our Reps and Senators.

If a Rep or Senator can't take a commericial or private flight home to fund raisers, that will get their attention.

The DC Swamp Creatures need to stop F'ing with the daily lives of the unwashed masses for their own amusement.

The rich and the privileged don't care until the mob of upset people with pitchforks and torches start heading to THEIR houses.  They don't care about us.  They only care about THEMSELVES.

Dems are wrong and stupid to lobby for Federal benefits for persons in violation of Federal immigration LAW (not some BS Executive Order).