Fighting Back Against Fed-Bashing

The American Federation of Government Employees, lamenting what it calls "a real push by some politicians and media talking heads to demonize federal employees," is fighting back. The union is launching a nationwide radio ad campaign to accentuate the positive about what federal employees do.

"Whenever there is a fiscal crunch there are always those who hastily call for a reduction of federal employees," says AFGE President John Gage. "We want people to know what those irresponsible ploys really mean. They mean reductions in social security for our seniors. They mean reduced services for our veterans. And, they mean fewer guards at our federal prisons. The men and women of the federal service are not nameless, faceless bureaucrats. They're what hold our nation together."