Unions call on Congress to end shutdown, aid federal workers who are 'hurting'

Labor leaders representing hundreds of thousands of workers implored congressional lawmakers Wednesday to reach an agreement to reopen the government — to help the millions of federal employees who are either furloughed or required to work without pay during the shutdown.

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Labor leaders representing hundreds of thousands of workers implored congressional lawmakers to reach an agreement to reopen the government – to help the millions of federal employees who are either furloughed or required to work without pay during the shutdown

Matthew Biggs, president of the President of the International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, estimated that to date 620,000 federal workers have been furloughed of some 2 million civilians on the payroll

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