The government of US President Donald Trump is making an offer to more than two million federal officials to leave office until February 6. In return, they will receive salaries and benefits compensation for the next eight months and may
A high -ranking US government official told NBC News television that the projection is that between 5% and 10% of the US federal workforce will be dismissed, which could generate about $ 100 billion in economics.
However, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) newspaper, the Trump government made it clear in an email directed to the servers that even they choose to remain in office, they may eventually lose their jobs, as their administration works to reduce public spending .
“At this time, we cannot give you a total guarantee of the certainty of your position or agency, but if your position is eliminated, you will be treated with dignity and will receive the protections in force for such positions,” says the email.
According to the WSJ, the offer applies to all full -time federal employees, except military personnel, post office workers and those who work in inspection of immigration or internal security.
“If they do not want to work in the office and contribute to make America big again, then they are free to choose a different line of work, and the Trump government will provide a very generous 8 -month payment,” said the home secretary of the house White, Karoline Leavitt.
On his first day in office, Trump signed executive orders demanding the return to full -time face -to -face work – at least four days a week – for government officials and freezing the hiring of federal employees.
The largest federal employee union, the US government federation (Affge), said in a statement that these layoffs will have unintentional consequences that will cause “chaos” to Americans.
“The number of civil servants has not changed significantly since 1970, but more Americans now depend on government services. Expuring the federal government of dedicated career civil servants will have huge and unintentional consequences that will cause chaos for Americans who depend on a federal government that works, ”said Averett Kelley’s national president.
The email was sent to federal employees one day after a new order of the White House was released to suspend billions of dollars in federal subsidies, loans and other financial assistance programs, which was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Tuesday.