OMB Staff Want to Join Union, Unhappy Over Working Conditions

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White House budget staffers seek to join union

WASHINGTON (AP) - Staffers at the White House budget office filed a petition Monday to join a labor union, seeking to gain more input over their working conditions.

About half of the career work force at the Office of Management and Budget signed the petition, said Peter Winch, deputy director of field services and education for the American Federation of Government Workers.

Winch said the move is not a signal that workers are unhappy at the agency, but a sign that they would like more of a voice in how the office is organized and more appreciation for the work they do.

"A lot of people are expected to come in on weekends and work late," Winch said. "They don't mind that culture, because they feel they are engaged in very important work, but they would like more recognition for the fact that they do make those sacrifices."

The office, which helps the president prepare the federal budget, has been reorganized over the past year. Winch said some workers would have wanted their point of view considered when those changes were made.

"Even though they are a highly educated and professional group, they want a little more say so on the job like everybody else does," Winch said.

OMB spokesman Kenneth Baer says the Obama administration strongly supports the rights of workers to unionize.

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Obama administration strongly supports the rights of workers to unionize

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnPuHC111aA

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what a bunch of whiney jerk offs.

You want recognition, get a job that's worth recognizing. Not some public sector tax-payer funded cushion.