Congress avoided a government shutdown with just hours to spare on Saturday after a bipartisan stopgap measure was signed by President Biden, funding the government until Nov. 17.
David Owens, a national representative for the American Federation of Government Employees, says those who would be impacted by a shutdown include more than 20,000 military members and more than 10,000 federal employees in Alaska. If the shutdown was not adverted Saturday night, those employees would have gone without pay for a period of time.Owens says the shutdown would impact a diversified group of employees throughout Alaska.
“We’re worried because we only have 45 days and they’ve been trying to pass a budget for several months,” Owens said. A clinic worker on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Brewer said active duty pay is usually sorted out “at the last minute” and isn’t affected. Instead, she worries for federal employees outside of the military.
Back at the federal employee union, Owens said he has major concerns for federal employees in rural Alaska, where it’s often more expensive.
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