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[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 55 points 1 month ago

This union doesn’t “oversee” border patrol.

The murdered nurse was a member of AFGE, and the AFGE is affiliated with the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC). But that doesn’t mean the AFGE fully represents the NBPC. It’s a team-up to have more collective bargaining power.

If the NBPC says that their leaders should be fired, THEN shit will have really hit the fan.

[-] zloubida@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It may be cause English is not my mother tongue but isn't it the other way around? That the NBPC is affiliated with AFGE?

(The fact that the NBPC is a member of the AFL-CIO is a shame for all the unions of the AFL-CIO)

[-] arrow74@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Plus due to laws that restrict federal workers right to strike, federal employee unions are incredibly weak

[-] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Thanks Ronnie you fuckin mushbrain bigot

[-] whereIsTamara@lemmy.org 23 points 1 month ago

A massive union that represents some of … immigration agents

Can we all just take a moment to have a laugh about an immigration agent UNION?

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

It's an all encompassing union for federal workers that the immigration assholes just happen to be lumped into.

Alex Pretti was in it as well as a VA employee.

[-] whereIsTamara@lemmy.org 2 points 1 month ago

Oh, that makes more sense.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 16 points 1 month ago

Abolish ICE

[-] Pofski@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Honest question.

What happens after they say no?

Because they will refuse. The demanding that they quit doesn't really have any effect does it? Sure it shows that people do not agree with their actions, but still.

As long as they refuse to leave, what is going to change? These people will not have any remorse for what happened. They might just be annoyed that it was clearly in violation of the laws that apply to the plebs, and that they (probably while rolling their eyes) will have to "apologise" for the behaviour of their, clearly overworked, understaffed and misunderstood drones.

But so what?

For them it is probably the same feeling like when the lady at the counter doesn't give back the exact change.

[-] Kirp123@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I guess nothing happens if they say no. They can't even strike, it's illegal for them to do so.

[-] manualoverride@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It’s also illegal to not release the Epstein files, yet here we are.

[-] Kirp123@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Well the difference is that the Executive controls the enforcement of laws so they can just be selective with the enforcement. They won't enforce the law when it comes to the Epstein files but they definitely will if the union get uppity and strikes.

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