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AFGE Official Runs Into Hatch Act

AFGE & the hatch Act

Consultant
HHS
Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:03 AM

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AFGE and its minions feel they are exempt from any rules that prevent their continued support of Democrat candidates. Why don't they just register as a subordinate arm of the Democrat party and come out of the closet? The closet door has been open for years.

Re: AFGE & the hatch Act

Engineer
Army
Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:39 AM
I seem to remember a Supervisor or Manager in the same situation during W's rerun. Special Counsel let him off because of some twisting of the rules and slapped his hand.

Consultant should take off those rose cololred glasses. Sounds like you have some hidden issues as well.

When it comes to politics, you can't sit on the fence forever. You need to support a candidate that will best represent you in office.

I hope Rocky lands on his feet.

Re: AFGE & the hatch Act

Engineering Technician/CWO4(ret)
VHA
Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:10 PM
Sounds as if you've been to my union meetings!....I, for one, voe my conscience and not "blindly". For the past 2-3 decades, it has been the "lesser of evils"(in my thought process, no matter how perverted it may be!

Re: AFGE & the hatch Act

contract specialist
DCMA
Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:49 PM
You should not sit in judgment of all union activists (AFGE or others) based on the actions of one individual. Most that I know are very well aware of the Hatch Act restrictions and would not, for any reason, even give the appearance of violating it--much less actually perpetrate an action in violation of the Hatch Act.

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HR Specialist
VA
Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:10 PM
The offense was wrong regardless of which party the elected official belonged. Since no reference was made to party in the summary, why are you so sure the incumbent was a Democrat? Not living in PA & not recognizing this Rep's name, I honestly don't know one way or the other. Do I detect a little partisan bias on your own part?

Re: AFGE & the hatch Act

RETIRED
DOD
Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:11 PM
What about the Army Colonel who showed up at a LaCrosse, Wisconsin BUSH political event in his Army uniform?

I understand he was found in violation and got a friendly hand slap, followed by a promotion.

Par for the course

LER Specialist
DHS
Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:27 AM

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The fact that this Union official was warned two times about violations of the Hatch Act and went ahead and did it anyway is fairly common. This is just one of the ways that Unions go about "pushing the envelope" of what thay can get away with. In my agancy a Union President was issue a cease and desist order for his misuse of the agency email system. I received a phone call from one of the National Union reps who is an attorney complaining about the C&D order. This National Rep/attorney told me that he had advised the Union President to ignore the order. That's the kind of "in your face" defiance that the Unions exercise in the Federal government. For whatever reason, Federal Agencies too often allow the Unions to get away with this type of blatant and open defiance of rules and regulations that apply to everyone else. This contributes to the Unions and Union officials believing they are invulnerable, which in turn increases the level of mischief they engage in.

Consultant HHS rebutal

Compliance Specialist
DOL
Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:10 PM

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Advise to the HHS Consultant. Not all members or for that matter officials representing the AFGE are Democrats. It may appear that the AFGE is totally an army of Democrats with no other views outside the Democrat relm. However, there are a number of free thinking individuals within the AFGE who support ideas that arise from other than the Jackass point of view. Don't jump to conclusions and lump everyone within a particular group into one manner of thinking.

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