Furloughed HUD Worker: "I Feel Like A Pawn"
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Most HUD
employees are among over 800,000
federal workers who want to do their jobs in
support of America but have been locked
out. The Washington Post
quoted AFGE Local 476 steward Sandy Krems
(right),
who said, "I used to be really proud to work
for the federal government. I
used to feel really proud to work for HUD, but
now I feel marginalized,
completely. I feel like a pawn in the political
process." – AFGE 476
website