By The PA. AFL-CIO

– Amid all the talk about the Government shutdown, it is all too often lost in the discussion that this is, at its core, a LOCK-OUT that has forced 800,000 workers off the job indefinitely. Many thousands more are being forced to work WITHOUT PAY until the lock-out is over.

Call Your Member Of Congress Now!

– Go to: http://act.aflcio.org/c/236/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=7237 To Call Your Member Of Congress Now!

Last week locked-out Federal employees held a rally in front of the US Capitol, joined by members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, along with AFGE, NTEU, AFT, APWU, AFSCME, CWA and SEIU.

“Federal employees want to go to work, they want to serve the American public, but they are being locked out of their jobs due to this government shutdown;” said AFGE President J. David Cox. “We are calling on Congress to stop the lockout and allow federal employees to go back to work.”

This Government shutdown and the lock-out of 800,000 workers could end today, if Speaker Boehner would simply allow the House to vote on a clean continuing resolution. The Senate Democrats have already made huge compromises by accepting the Republican spending levels in the CR that they passed.

Show solidarity with our locked-out Federal workers, and with those who rallied in DC last week, by contacting your Representative in Congress and telling them to end this stalemate now.

Again, Please Call Your Congressional Office Now! Tell Your Rep. Directly That It’s Time To End The Shutdown!

– To Call Your Congressional Office NOW, Go To: http://act.aflcio.org/c/236/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=7237

Source: http://www.paaflcio.org/?p=2887