Luke Rosiak

Yeah, I mean, you look at an enrollment chart for, say, Denver, which came out swinging against this new Trump policy, and it's remarkable. The schools had been hemorrhaging students for years, but then they get that godsend. A lot of new students who require a lot of very labor-intensive services, even though their parents pay very little in taxes.

Yeah, I mean, you look at an enrollment chart for, say, Denver, which came out swinging against this new Trump policy, and it's remarkable. The schools had been hemorrhaging students for years, but then they get that godsend. A lot of new students who require a lot of very labor-intensive services, even though their parents pay very little in taxes.

Yeah, and they don't need to bother with upping the quality of schools to lure back Americans. There are also questions about whether schools are essentially defrauding taxpayers. In Fairfax, they say that more than one in five students needs these English learner services. So they're either

Yeah, and they don't need to bother with upping the quality of schools to lure back Americans. There are also questions about whether schools are essentially defrauding taxpayers. In Fairfax, they say that more than one in five students needs these English learner services. So they're either

totally failing to actually teach them English for years, or they're falsely claiming they still don't speak it to keep getting that extra cash.

totally failing to actually teach them English for years, or they're falsely claiming they still don't speak it to keep getting that extra cash.

Layers of irony is what's going on here. The union bosses are suggesting that because battling Donald Trump is so important, their internal staff need to work really hard. And that includes starting to work from the union's office rather than from home far more, at least four days a week in the office now.

Layers of irony is what's going on here. The union bosses are suggesting that because battling Donald Trump is so important, their internal staff need to work really hard. And that includes starting to work from the union's office rather than from home far more, at least four days a week in the office now.

One of the big parts of what's keeping them so busy is fighting for federal employees to keep working from home, often four days or more at home. So you have the union locking in extensive telework for employees it represents while clamping down on telework for its own full-time staff of operatives.

One of the big parts of what's keeping them so busy is fighting for federal employees to keep working from home, often four days or more at home. So you have the union locking in extensive telework for employees it represents while clamping down on telework for its own full-time staff of operatives.

Exactly. The AFGE's in-house employees actually have their own union representing them against AFGE management, and they have filed a grievance against AFGE President Everett Kelly. They're saying it's hypocritical for the union to tell taxpayers that there are only upsides to feds working from home while telling employees of the union itself to report to the office.

Exactly. The AFGE's in-house employees actually have their own union representing them against AFGE management, and they have filed a grievance against AFGE President Everett Kelly. They're saying it's hypocritical for the union to tell taxpayers that there are only upsides to feds working from home while telling employees of the union itself to report to the office.

And how is the union trying to square that circle? About as well as circles are squared, I guess. President Kelly has responded by saying that as the boss, he has the right to make determinations about basic work requirements.

And how is the union trying to square that circle? About as well as circles are squared, I guess. President Kelly has responded by saying that as the boss, he has the right to make determinations about basic work requirements.

Now the reason this is so important is that it seems like AFGE is acknowledging that telework isn't always the best way to get things done when you're working hard on an important mission. That's not what it's been saying in the five-year agreements it's been signing with the Biden administration, which say large-scale telework advances DEI, helps the environment, and increases productivity.

Now the reason this is so important is that it seems like AFGE is acknowledging that telework isn't always the best way to get things done when you're working hard on an important mission. That's not what it's been saying in the five-year agreements it's been signing with the Biden administration, which say large-scale telework advances DEI, helps the environment, and increases productivity.

So even with COVID long in the past, federal employees still work from home at such rates that the government buildings are only 12% occupied. That's according to a Senate report. Trump has said he intends to call workers back to the office.

So even with COVID long in the past, federal employees still work from home at such rates that the government buildings are only 12% occupied. That's according to a Senate report. Trump has said he intends to call workers back to the office.

But in November, Joe Biden's Social Security Commissioner signed a contract through 2029 giving away the right of management to change telework from the status quo.

But in November, Joe Biden's Social Security Commissioner signed a contract through 2029 giving away the right of management to change telework from the status quo.