Why is the SEC slashing retirement and other benefits?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh please. Most DOJ lawyers haven’t tried a case in their lives. And even if they did, it’s not rocket science.

You don’t think AUSA’s try cases? They are DOJ lawyers, you know. And they work in the AD scale, often making less than those on the GS scale.

No I do not think most AUSAs try many cases. After five years most have 10-15 trials. That is not a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is unbelievable. I suspect there will be an exodus over the next year. Where’s the union???

The union advocated as hard as they could for a better budget. They can’t control Gary’s poor financial decisions, unfortunately.

NP- are you part of union leadership?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is unbelievable. I suspect there will be an exodus over the next year. Where’s the union???

The union advocated as hard as they could for a better budget. They can’t control Gary’s poor financial decisions, unfortunately.

NP- are you part of union leadership?

PP: No, I’m basing that statement on reading the national and local union communications on the budget process. I get frustrated when people blame the union for things the union has zero control over. They could send all the emails, request all the meetings, make all the phone calls, but ultimately, what to spend money on—which apparently was hiring new people instead of making sure the agency could pay its agreed-upon benefits to current employees—is up to Gary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is unbelievable. I suspect there will be an exodus over the next year. Where’s the union???

The union advocated as hard as they could for a better budget. They can’t control Gary’s poor financial decisions, unfortunately.

NP- are you part of union leadership?

PP: No, I’m basing that statement on reading the national and local union communications on the budget process. I get frustrated when people blame the union for things the union has zero control over. They could send all the emails, request all the meetings, make all the phone calls, but ultimately, what to spend money on—which apparently was hiring new people instead of making sure the agency could pay its agreed-upon benefits to current employees—is up to Gary.

+1.

[Anonymous]

So then what’s the point of the union? It doings like it’s an impotent farce that just collects dues to sit around and whine all day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So then what’s the point of the union? It doings like it’s an impotent farce that just collects dues to sit around and whine all day.

++1

[Anonymous]

Is this just trolling? I don’t believe that a government agency (especially an independent one) is CUTTING benefits nowadays. What’s the backstory if true?? I call BS.

[Anonymous]

It’s true. Backstory is that the agency did a ton of hiring and then received a flat budget. Had already agreed to 8% pay raise, so had to reduce other benefits to make it work.

[Anonymous]

How clueless and incompetent is management?? What made them think that the budget would go up in this political environment, during a freakin election year no less?? Why wouldn’t they be conservative in hiring?

I’m not buying it. I’m confident that this was just a stealth, deliberate, planned way of eliminating the tsp match indefinitely.

[Anonymous]

They probably are not but they should.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How clueless and incompetent is management?? What made them think that the budget would go up in this political environment, during a freakin election year no less?? Why wouldn’t they be conservative in hiring?

I’m not buying it. I’m confident that this was just a stealth, deliberate, planned way of eliminating the tsp match indefinitely.

my theory is that GG just hates the union and the rank and file and is annoyed that RTO isn't the shiny happy success he wants it to be so everyone can watch him digging his bare feet into the carpet or whatever, and that the blowing of the budget and cutting the additional retirement match for four months is just a little extra gratuitous middle finger for us. But somehow they didn't cancel the telework stipend or the health stipend, so better get those requests in and get your $1300 or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone else get get a letter in the mail from the union president asking to help recruit more members? Ironic that it came out a week before the supplemental retirement benefit is being suspended.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What good is the CBA if management can just deplete the funds needed for the benefits in the CBA? Sounds like a brilliant union.

What’s the status on other “benefits?” Are they taking away the comp towards FEHB premiums? The fitness stipend? The telework stipend? Bar dues reimbursement? Etc.

Horrors! Takie away these sweet creamy benefits from one of the highest paid agencies? As if!