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		asperous on Feb 6, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 20k federal workers take "buyout" so far, official... Federal employees are not allowed to strike

ryan_lane on Feb 6, 2025 | [–]

Confidently incorrect. Federal employees marked as "mission critical" cannot strike, but other federal employees can. Unions take this into account and have workers strike on-behalf of mission critical employees.

asperous on Feb 6, 2025 | | [–]

5 U.S.C. §7311

asdf6969 on Feb 6, 2025 | [–]

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