I remember when this shutdown first started — I said, half out of frustration and half out of fear, that if this thing went on long enough, furloughed federal workers would eventually have to take on second jobs just to make ends meet. Back then, it was just a hypothetical. A what-if. A warning ofContinue reading “When Hypotheticals Become Reality: Furloughed Workers Forced Into Second Jobs Just to Survive”
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Furloughed and Forced to Work: Why Unpaid Federal Workers Are Facing Modern-Day Slavery
Right now, as we speak, thousands of federal workers are being asked to go to work every day without pay. They are showing up, doing the same work they were hired and trained to do, fulfilling the duties that keep the country running, all while being told they will not be compensated for their labor.Continue reading “Furloughed and Forced to Work: Why Unpaid Federal Workers Are Facing Modern-Day Slavery”