Trump gutted federal employee unions. They believe he'd do it again
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/15/nx-s1-5052728/federal-labor-unions-trump-project-f-2025( "Audio will be available later today." )
AUGUST 15, 2024 5:00 AM ET
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Andrea Hsu
Labor unions are among Kamala Harris’ most fervent backers in her run for president, and federal employee unions especially so.
Not only do they love her unabashed support for labor, they also fear what her opponent Donald Trump might do if he’s elected president again.
It’s not hyperbole to say that since becoming vice president, Harris has played a key role in bringing federal employee unions back from the brink.
"Things have been kind of night and day different under this administration versus the previous administration," says Britta Copt, a 26-year veteran of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Fucked up several employment policies, including an initial hiring freeze, that caused continuing problems for most GS level workers. Caused me to retire earlier than planned and caused me permanent financial distress five years prior to retirement.
Fucker did so much damage to public service jobs and opportunities that he should be soundly punished for that alone. He started ruining lives during his first hours in office, mine included. I have been homeless twice in my life and both times were during the reign of a fuckhead repug president.
Even if he doesn't end up in prison, I would be okay with him having a massive stroke upon losing the election and then having to spend a year or two totally incapacitated yet lucid enough to know that he can do nothing, including speak.
I want that fucker to suffer real hard before he falls off the planet. 