Originally Posted by gsoltso

Except it wouldn't be 75k workers, it would more along the lines of 30k, maybe 40k if they really amp up the organization. The government would have the option to fire every single one of them, as long as they could prove the individual was participating as part of an organized walk out/slow down/stoppage. There are many people that would ignore such pleas/organization - much more than I think the people calling for a "strike/work stoppage" realize. There is ample precedent for the firing of those individuals that take part, and I do not get the sense that the sitting administration is in any mood to tolerate such an event very well. There are temporary options available to the Executive branch, and I am not so certain that a strike will bode well for the Union in a legal sense (if they are a part of the organizing and or striking).

Originally Posted by Boggie Dog

I'm not sure anyone here is calling for a work stoppage other than saying they could understand the reasoning for such action. I've tried seeing myself in the shoes of the impacted government employees and fully understand the difficulties many are facing.

If 30,000 TSA screeners walked off the job security screenings around the country would be severely impacted and I'm guessing more workers would follow. There is no way that this many employees could be replaced in a manner fast enough to not have a long lasting impact on commercial passenger aviation so I'm not sure any serious punitive action would be taken. But guessing what could happen and taking that step are two different things.