Below is a map of states where federal employees have already received cuts in their numbers. There also has been a hiring freeze. That means Trump is forcing federal employees to seek other incomes and will not be replaced IF the government shutdown ends.
The US Congress has a responsibility to the country and put people back to work and remove the hiring freeze. The longer the Trump dictatorship continues the more obvious how important the federal government is in the functions of national security.
January 22, 2019
By Rhonda Miller
Contrary (click here) to popular belief, most federal employees actually work outside of the D.C. metro area. See where and how vulnerable regional economies might be to reductions.
...She said she’s heard a lot of sad stories (click here) from prison workers since paychecks were suspended during the shutdown.
“I spoke with an officer just a couple days ago and he has newborn babies and one of them is on special formula that costs $38 every two days. It’s just essentials that families need that you can’t get at food banks,” said Goode.
She said working without pay and not being able to take care of their families is causing increased tension for employees.
“They’re getting really nervous and pretty stressed out about it, on top of working in the stressful environment of a prison,” said Goode.
In addition to law enforcement officers and nurses, federal employees at the Lexington prison include teachers, counselors, secretaries, pharmacists, dentists and physical therapists....
