Luke Rosiak

Exactly. AFGE, it turns out, has signed quite a few contracts binding the incoming administration. On December 18th, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission signed one agreeing that, quote, all EEOC positions are eligible for some amount of telework. AFGE's contracts with agencies often lay out procedures for telework up to four days a week, plus some employees being fully remote.

Exactly. AFGE, it turns out, has signed quite a few contracts binding the incoming administration. On December 18th, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission signed one agreeing that, quote, all EEOC positions are eligible for some amount of telework. AFGE's contracts with agencies often lay out procedures for telework up to four days a week, plus some employees being fully remote.

Correct. If working from the office is helpful when the work is really urgent and important, like if you're stopping the Trump administration, then the implication is that AFGE doesn't view actually serving the public in these agency jobs to be as important or urgent.

Correct. If working from the office is helpful when the work is really urgent and important, like if you're stopping the Trump administration, then the implication is that AFGE doesn't view actually serving the public in these agency jobs to be as important or urgent.

That's the question. I mean, no head of an executive branch can succeed unless he can mobilize the two million people working for him in service of his agenda. Right off the bat, forcing return to work could be crucial for shrinking the federal government because a lot of remote employees have moved to low cost of living areas and they'll actually quit rather than come back.

That's the question. I mean, no head of an executive branch can succeed unless he can mobilize the two million people working for him in service of his agenda. Right off the bat, forcing return to work could be crucial for shrinking the federal government because a lot of remote employees have moved to low cost of living areas and they'll actually quit rather than come back.

I analyzed six long-term contracts signed by AFGE this year. And while all of them contain language praising and boosting telework, most or maybe even all of them contain loopholes that would enable management to stop it. Although the language is murky enough that they could be tied up in court for a while.

I analyzed six long-term contracts signed by AFGE this year. And while all of them contain language praising and boosting telework, most or maybe even all of them contain loopholes that would enable management to stop it. Although the language is murky enough that they could be tied up in court for a while.