08-11-2019, 05:38 PM
Sarcany wrote:
[quote=graylocks]
it's also sleezy to say that they quit. the scientist were told if they did not move they would be fired.
Wages for Federal workers are established in part by their location.
Most of the workers would not just be moving on a few weeks' notice, but would be taking a 30% or more pay cut.
the whole thing was scum. rachel maddow has been covering this for months. she reported last week that Congress would have had to authorize funds for the transfer but, of course, had not. don't know if that means the gambit is ground to a halt and/or if those that were fired can be reinstated.