...The association that represents thousands of FBI agents warned Thursday that a partial government shutdown could cause laboratory delays, reduce money for investigations and make it harder to recruit and retain agents.
The FBI Agents Association sent a petition to the White House and congressional leaders encouraging them to fund the FBI immediately. Friday will be the first day that the nearly 13,000 special agents will miss their paychecks.
"This is not about political for special agents. For special agents, financial security is national security," Tom O'Connor, the association's president, told reporters in a conference call.
Nearly 5,000 special agents, intelligence analysts and other staff are currently furloughed. Those absences mean FBI operations are understaffed and subject to delays, including at the FBI lab. And the lapse means fewer tools, such as informants or undercover operations, are available for investigations....
Given what we know about the FBI, ...........let's put it this way: good riddance.
When private unions are involved in strikes and lockouts they have strike funds set aside to take care of their workers. Why aren't the public unions taking care of their members?
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