Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is warning federal staff to not cave to President Donald Trump’s offer of a buyout that may give employees about eight months’ wage in the event that they depart their jobs subsequent week.
“He’ll stiff you,” Kaine mentioned on the Senate flooring.
Contractors who’ve labored for Trump and Trump’s firms have frequently reported struggles getting paid. In 2016, USA Today reported on some 3,500 authorized actions in opposition to Trump over pay disputes with contractors and others.
Now, Trump is providing to pay federal employees to depart ― however provided that they act quick and resign subsequent week.
“Don’t be fooled,” Kaine said. “He’s tricked tons of of individuals with that supply. Should you settle for that supply and resign he’ll stiff you identical to he stiffed the contractors.”
He added that Trump doesn’t have the authority to even make that supply ― and anybody who takes him up on it’s taking an enormous threat.
“There’s no finances line merchandise to pay people who find themselves not displaying up for work,” Kaine mentioned.
The provide, which was despatched Tuesday by the Office of Personnel Management, additionally implied that employees who don’t take the provide might face layoffs because it warned that “nearly all of federal businesses are more likely to be downsized.”
