US EditionUnions file lawsuit seeking to halt Trump shutdown layoff plans
Two federal labor unions sued the Trump administration to block illegal mass layoffs during the shutdown, representing more than two million workers, according to the lawsuit.
- On Tuesday, two unions filed suit in federal court to block OMB and OPM guidance authorizing mass firings during a shutdown, filed by AFGE and AFSCME in the Northern District of California.
- Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought last week instructed agencies to consider reduction-in-force plans during a shutdown, a move the complaint calls legally unsupportable.
- Plaintiffs argue that a full RIF process cannot legally be implemented during a funding lapse because the Antideficiency Act forbids exceeding appropriations and layering a RIF creates legal liabilities.
- A partial government shutdown began on Oct. 1, idling up to 840,000 federal civilian workforce members with many furloughed while excepted employees work unpaid, risking essential public services.
- Unions argue the firing threats tie to Project 2025 and aim to pressure Democratic members of Congress over health-care subsidy disputes, and President Donald Trump said `We may do a lot` when asked about layoffs Tuesday.
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Unions sue to stop mass firings as Trump government shutdown begins
WASHINGTON—A partial government shutdown, idling up to 840,000 federal workers, began at 12:01 am on Oct. 1, as President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans refused to budge on Democratic demands that the GOP’s health care cuts and insurance premium price hikes be taken off the table.
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