The nation’s largest federal employee union is suing to halt the Trump administration’s voluntary resignation offer, arguing agencies can’t promise to pay employee salaries before Congress sets aside the money.
The American Federation of Government Employees is seeking to stop the Office of Personnel Management’s exit offer known as “Fork in the Road.” Employees that opt to quit by Feb. 6 will keep their pay and benefits through Sept. 30, with the possibility their agencies will lessen their workload, according to the offer from OPM, the federal government’s HR office.
They must waive their right to challenge their employer in court, according to a Tuesday statement from OPM, forcing them to trust the Trump administration will honor the deal.
“We won’t stand by and let our members become the victims of this con,” said AFGE National President Everett Kelley in a statement on Tuesday afternoon.
The union filed the…
