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All 51,000 agents should stay home for one week and bring the country to a grinding halt.

That would result in some progress from Congress.

> and bring the country to a grinding halt.

And if it didn't come to a grinding halt? They risk demonstrating how worthless their jobs are.

If their jobs are indeed worthless, then it's a win, in that we can save tax-payer dollars for worthless jobs.

Refusal to work as a federal employee, especially if you're in a national security position, might be risky. PATCO comes to mind. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Air_Traffic_Con...

PATCO was a general strike, which was illegal.

If every worker collectively decides to call in sick, would they be faced with the same retaliation?