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December 3, 2020

Workers Slam Trump Move to Freeze Federal Pay Amid Raging Pandemic
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In other labor news, unions and Democrats are condemning the move by
President Trump and Republicans to freeze the pay of federal workers.
Trump previously supported a meager 1% pay increase for federal workers
but is now backing a Republican funding bill that offers no raise for
over 2 million executive branch workers. The American Federation of
Government Employees said in a statement, "The wage freeze proposal is a
cruel slap in the face to those who have risked their lives to maintain
government services for all Americans during the worst health crisis in
our lifetimes."


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