Unions Push Ohio & Florida Boycotts

Politico reports:

The freeze on federal workers’ salaries and likely additional spending cuts from Congress have union officials telling employees at the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies in the Chicago area to hunker down.

“With the freeze on Federal employees salaries for at least two years and the rising cost of necessities, we are recommending to the employees we represent that they put off all discretionary spending at local restaurants and stores, delay their vacations and eliminate all unnecessary expenses so they can build up their savings,” John O’Grady, president of a Chicago-based union that represents EPA employees, said Thursday in a statement.

If they must vacation, the union and other branches of the American Federation of Government Employees suggest government employees boycott states that have taken steps to limit the power of organized labor.

“In a show of solidarity with our brothers and sisters, we are also recommending that any employees that do vacation, boycott those states that have taken anti-labor or anti-union positions such as Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin,” the AFGE statement said.