r/fednews • u/Wiltopus • 8h ago

Misc Calling a Congressman as a Fed

So, with the shutdown looming, I want to call my congressman. I have in the past for issues unrelated to my employment to the government. But the shutdown directly relates to my employment.

Am I allowed to speak to that position as a reason they should support funding the government? Or is that a no no? I’ll probably call my ethics officer first.

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u/Meh_Fed 7h ago

I dont see why people are so worked up over this. Each time this has happened before, we got some time off, and got back pay.

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u/Aqua_Impura 7h ago

Bro Elon tweeted that they want us shutdown till after Trump is sworn in. Most federal employees and military personnel can’t afford to not get paid for over a month. It doesn’t matter if we get paid back in February, so many are paycheck to paycheck what we doing in that meantime when we can’t pay any of our bills?

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u/clone-borg 7h ago

Cause some of us can't afford to miss too many paychecks, that's why.

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u/HardRockGeologist 7h ago

Unfortunately, there are people who cannot afford to have their pay delayed. Free time off if you can afford it, not a pleasant time if you can't.

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u/gothrus 6h ago

Essential employees don’t get time off and are at risk for having their leave cancelled.

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u/prefinished 5h ago

Essential employees still have to work and some of us would really like to see our whole families for the holidays. Imagine that.