Harold Hutchison
Republican Senator Joni Ernst from Iowa and Republican Rep. Scott Perry from Pennsylvania introduced legislation on Tuesday to force government unions to return the government for time and resources issued on trade union activities in federal offices.
Ernst and Perry convoluted “Protection of taxpayers’ portfolios from 2025” The requirement for the Unions to return the Federal Government for resources and time by the employees of the federal government used to promote trade union activities. Ernst told The Daily Caller News Foundation that during negotiations, taxpayer funds should not be used to aid the relationships to provide “comfortable benefits”.
“Public money should be spent on the benefit of taxpayers, not bureaucrats,” said Ernst (in the photo above, on the left). “Every percentage of hard -earned Americans should be spent on them, and not negotiating Cushy benefits for federal employees. I enter Washington to work and finish subsidies for federal relationships. “
Federal employees spent 2.6 million hours, which corresponds to almost three centuries, to trade union activities, costing taxpayers at least $ 135 million, According to to Ernst, who cited data from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The unions also used at least $ 24 million in the office space and deliveries paid by taxpayers.
“Forcing the American taxpayer to the rank of act on the organization of the Federal Union is outrageous and absurd,” said DCNF Perry (pictured above). “If federal employees and resources are used for trade union tasks, unions should raise the account.”
The Act on the protection of taxpayers’ portfolios prohibits the leaders of the agency resignation from the requirements of refunds, as well as punish both representatives of unions who do not follow the “union time” and relationships that do not return the agency for resources and time used for trade union activities.
Ernst introduced The Act on the transparency of time financed by taxpayers in 2024, after the connections of government employees resisted efforts to return to the office. Ernst research on the effects of teleworking led to a 60-page report Ernst issued on December 5, which included the findings of her probes to issues involved in telecommation by federal employees.
Ernst also discovered abuse related to the so -called “union time” with one employee moving to Florida and working in real estate during an agreement, while another employee used “union time” while being jailed For drinking and driving.
Ernst’s earlier research on telecommunication of detailed problems related to Remuneration locationAdaptation to the basic salary of federal government employees, which are aimed at providing them with comparable compensation with the equivalent of the private sector.
In a letter from August 2023 sent to 24 government agencies with a request to check issues Involved in telecommunication, Ernst quoted the media account VA employee who participated in the staff meeting during a bubble bath.
In another case cited by Ernst, an employee of the International Development Agency (USAID) received remuneration in the place of Washington, despite the full -time life in Florida. The employee in question has retired before the end of the probe, According to To sum up on the General website of the USAID Inspector on April 30.
Co -chairman of the government department Elon Musk announced USAID closing plans on February 3.
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Harold Hutchison is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
