Recently, the House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation package with deeply harmful proposals targeting federal and postal employees. Passed on a party-line vote, these measures would force public servants to foot the bill for tax breaks for billionaires and corporations. Now, the Senate will take up their version of the budget package. We must ensure the Senate does not include provisions passed by the House.

If included in the upcoming budget reconciliation package, these proposals would:

• Raise FERS retirement contributions to 4.4% for all federal and postal employees.
• Eliminate the FERS supplement for retirees under age 62.
• Cut retirement benefits by shifting annuity calculations from the high-3 to the high-5 years.
• Force new hires to choose between being at-will or paying a 9.4% FERS rate—a 5% pay cut for job protections (which is illegal).
• Charge a $350 fee to access the Merit Systems Protection Board.

These proposals are reckless, unfair, and punitive.

Take action now: Write your Members of Congress and tell them to oppose any legislation that includes these anti-worker provisions. Federal workers and the wellness of the country should not be used as a piggy bank to fund tax giveaways for the wealthy.