2024 NATCA President Election

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32andBelow said:
I’m just saying it has nothing to do with the slate book so it’s not on the bargaining table
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It can still be taken away. Hence, when they are at the bargaining table, natca is aware they are taking away federal pensions from the workforce so they can negotiate to keep it. Especially since we aren’t the same as the average federal worker
 
HurryUpandWait said:
It can still be taken away. Hence, when they are at the bargaining table, natca is aware they are taking away federal pensions from the workforce so they can negotiate to keep it. Especially since we aren’t the same as the average federal worker
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Who are they taking pensions away from in the federal government? FERS is a different law
 
Termine said:
That's the funny thing, "women" and "men" are terms that have been made up to define social behavior and interactions. If someone feels like a woman then they are a woman, that's how gender works. Of course gender is very closely related to the concept of biological sex but they aren't the same thing. Ask an actual biologist; there is much more to biological sex than just "XX or XY."
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So because two terms were created to coincide with two genders, that somehow invalidates them for being a “social construct?”

I’m still trying to keep track of all the different genders, orientations and pronouns that trannies have come up with in just the last several years… but I suppose that has absolutely nothing to do with any of this. 👀
 
SquawkHijack said:
So because two terms were created to coincide with two genders, that somehow invalidates them for being a “social construct?”

I’m still trying to keep track of all the different genders, orientations and pronouns that trannies have come up with in just the last several years… but I suppose that has absolutely nothing to do with any of this. 👀
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Dude, "Trannie" is not the preferred nomenclature
 
SquawkHijack said:
So because two terms were created to coincide with two genders, that somehow invalidates them for being a “social construct?”
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No it doesn't invalidate them, and I never said that.

Most people who consider themselves "men" are biologically XY. Most people who consider themselves "women" are biologically XX. That's a fact: people whose perceived gender aligns with their genes are overwhelmingly in the majority.

But some people are different. Some people have XY genes but are women; some people have XX genes but are men. Some people have XY genes but are born with completely female genetalia. Some people have XXY genes, some have XYY, some have both XX and XY and it varies from cell to cell!

Sex is in the genes, gender is in the brain. Unless you're someone's medical provider it isn't any of your business what's going on with their genes. Either way there are more than just two options. Biology is messy.

SquawkHijack said:
I’m still trying to keep track of all the different genders, orientations and pronouns that trannies have come up with in just the last several years… but I suppose that has absolutely nothing to do with any of this. 👀
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Yeah it can be confusing if it isn't something you grew up learning, which it isn't for most of us. Personally I agree with your position that a lot of the Tumblr-era neo-pronouns like "zir" or "xim" are just young folks who are exploring new ways of expressing themselves and trying to be different from everyone else... but it isn't really my place to police them. If someone says "My pronouns are xe/xem/xes" then that's what they are; after all, what someone calls themselves is their name, ipso facto.

Look at Trump's VP candidate. His name is James Donald Bowman. Oh wait, no, he changed it; his name is James David Hamel. Oh, nope, actually his name is James David Vance, but he'd prefer it if we called him JD Vance. We respect his right to refer to himself in the way that feels best for him, so we call him JD Vance now.

But putting that aside I don't think you're arguing from a position of good faith about the pronouns. In the real world you're most likely to encounter "he" or "she" or "them." We already use each one of those as personal pronouns so it isn't very much to ask of you.
 
HurryUpandWait said:
None are currently but that is what the far right wants and whenever they go to cut money that’s what is threatened
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They wanted to move from a high 3 to high 5 calculation and for new employees (key word, new) eliminate FERS thus making their TSP (now a 401k) their sole source of retirement income?
 
GulfCharlie said:
They wanted to move from a high 3 to high 5 calculation and for new employees (key word, new) eliminate FERS thus making their TSP (now a 401k) their sole source of retirement income?
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Much more likely to see some new iteration of FERS with a high 5 than FERS going away altogether. That’s so unlikely to happen, it’s not even worth talking about.
 
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