Blacks represent barely 13 percent of the population, but nearly 40 percent of the total federal workforce. It has been estimated that this statistic represents nearly 80 percent of the Black middle class. What would happen if a disproportionate amount of Black federal workers were either displaced or lost their jobs? Darlene Young, national president of Blacks in Government, and Sharon Pinnock, director of Membership and Organizations for the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, discuss the potential impact of the federal pay-for-performance initiative on the Black community.
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