Wednesday, January 30, 2019

U.S. federal contractors fight for back pay after shutdown

By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the U.S. government shutdown over, Lila Johnson returns to work on Friday cleaning bathrooms as an employee of a federal contractor, but unlike those who work directly for the government, she is not getting any of the pay she lost during the month-long hiatus. Johnson, 71, and other union members joined congressional lawmakers on Tuesday in pushing for legislation that would provide back pay to low-wage government contract workers who went unpaid during the 35-day shutdown "I'm a little furious.

from Latest News World on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2TknpNa

No comments:

Post a Comment