Yeah, when you get stories like this one out of Boston, it's hard not to think it's the work of The Babylon Bee.
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst alerted us to this irony of ironies.
Federal employees rallied outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building on Tuesday, calling for the U.S. Department of Labor to protect their right to work remotely...
If they were REALLY committed to the cause they'd protest from home too!
Of course federal employees would object to having to go to the office to do their job. It's just too perfect.
They can't be bothered to drive to the office unless it's to protest having to drive to to the office!
The small rally of about 35 people joins the national conversation on how employers should balance remote and in-person work after the COVID-19 pandemic. It was organized by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 948, which represents employees at the Department of Labor in Boston and New England.
AFGE represents 181 members in the Department of Labor and 45,000 government workers in New England.
The Department of Labor.
The icing on the irony cake!
After federal employees started returning to the office in 2021, AFGE negotiated a memorandum of understanding to improve workplace flexibility and allow federal employees the choice to work from home more often. But, in recent months, the federal government has started shifting away from telework.
In November 2023, acting Labor Secretary Julie Su sent an all-staff email with return-to-office plans, including requiring employees to work in the office at least five days over a two-week pay period — an increase from the current policy of just two days.
Next time you think of your tax filing or your grocery bill, think of Department of Labor bureaucrats working in their PJs all day.
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