Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst and Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Scott Perry on Tuesday were laws to force government unions to reimburse the government for the time and resources spent on federal union activities. has been introduced.
Ernst and Perry said they would like to request that unions reimburse the federal government resources and time by federal employees used to promote federal activities. The Law has been submitted. Ernst told the Daily Call News Foundation that it should not be used to help unions secure “flexible benefits” while negotiating taxpayer funds. (Related: Exclusive: GOP Senators reintroduce bills to launch one agency bureaucrat outside the beltway)
“Public money should be spent on profiting taxpayers, not bureaucrats,” Ernst said. “All the hard-earned American money should be spent on them, not negotiating troublesome benefits for federal employees. I’ll bring Washington back to work and go to the federal union. We have ended the subsidies for this.
Federal employees spent 2.6 million hours union activities, almost three centuries worth 2.6 million hours, costing at least $135 million taxpayers. According to To Ernst, who cited data from the Human Resources Administration (OPM). The union also used at least $24 million in office space and taxpayer-paying supplies.
Under no circumstances should taxpayers pay for federal employees to make a four-day trip to the county jail.
This is just one of the outrageous abuses of taxpayer-funded “union activities” that have been caught my attention by whistleblowers.
I’m looking for a survey @hudgov. pic.twitter.com/0b0kyweb75
– Joni Ernst (@senjoniernst) August 15, 2024
“To force American taxpayers to create federal union bills is outrageous and absurd,” Perry told DCNF. “Unions should create a bill if federal employees and resources are used for union tasks.”
Protecting taxpayer wallets prohibits agent leaders from waiving refund requirements and does not track “union time” and proxy for resources and time used in union activities. Penalizes both unions who fail to refund the store.
Ernst It was introduced The Union Time Transparency Act, funded by taxpayers in 2024, after government employee unions resisted efforts to return to the office. Ernst’s investigation into the effectiveness of teleworking has resulted in an 60-page report being released on December 5th, with findings from her probes explaining issues related to telecommuting by federal employees .
Ernst also discovered abuses related to so-called “union time” along with one employee Move In Florida, he works in real estate during an arrangement, but while another employee uses “union time.” Incarceration For drinking and driving.
Previous research into telecommuting by Ernst has included detailed issues including local salaries, namely basic salaries for federal employees, aimed at ensuring they receive compensation comparable to private sector counterparts. It’s an adjustment.
In a letter sent to 24 government agencies in August 2023, Ernst cited the media, requesting a review of issues related to working from home. account A VA employee attended a staff meeting while he was on the bubble bath. (Related: “We need someone in the office”: EPA administrators reveal how few federal employees show up for work)
In another case cited by Ernst, employees at the United States Organization for International Development (USAID) received local salaries in the Washington, D.C. despite living full-time in Florida. The employee in question retired before the probe was terminated, According to A summary posted on the USAID Inspector’s website on April 30th.
Elon Musk, co-chair of the Government Efficiency Bureau, announced plans to close USAID on February 3rd.
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