Federal Employee Unions File Expanded Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Illegal Shutdown Firings

Additional labor unions added to lawsuit as plaintiffs urge court to extend order barring agencies from firing workers during shutdown

SAN FRANCISCO – Labor unions challenging the Trump administration’s illegal mass firing of federal employees during the government shutdown on Tuesday expanded their lawsuit to cover additional federal workers and asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction extending its order barring the administration from firing any workers as the litigation proceeds.

“This joint action reaffirms two truths: that organized labor is leading the fight against the administration’s unprecedented and unlawful attack on federal workers’ rights, and that the more vicious and outrageous their attacks become, the stronger we stand in solidarity. Our opponents’ entire game plan is to divide, demoralize, and defeat us, but we will prevail by taking a stand in every venue available, including the courts,” said IFPTE President Matt Biggs. “We are honored to join with AFGE, AFSCME, NFFE, NAGE, SEIU, NTEU, and AFT, our union sisters and brothers, to challenge the illegal firings being implemented by OPM Director Vought, and we will not hesitate to use every resource to protect IFPTE members employed by the federal government.”

Read the full joint release. Read the amended complaint.