Less than a week later, a federal judge issued a restraining order against the massive takeovers the Trump administration had provided to millions of federal employees.
On Monday, a small number of unions alleged that the “deferred resignation” provided by the Human Resources Administration was a “last notice” to “seek for federal workers to resign from the blanket.” Trump administration He countered that acquisitions were necessary to “change the federal workforce.”
The Trump team also insisted on that. More pauses Along the way, there were “significantly disruptive and unfair effects” of federal restructuring.
Judge George O'Toole of Boston's U.S. District Court, appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton, decided to extend the restraining order he initially imposed on the takeover last Thursday. He said Monday Restraint Order It will be effective until he can “respond to the presented problem.”
“It's one of many tools [Trump’s] It is used to bring reform to civil servants and try to achieve the campaign promise to change to DC.
The lawsuit is related to OPM Note It was published on January 28th and is entitled “Fork in the Road,” but a homage to a note sent by Elon Musk shortly after purchasing a social media platform and then a social media platform called Twitter. It seems to be
In exchange for leaving the federal post and committing to fulfilling the “rational and customary tasks and processes” associated with the exit, employees will maintain all their pay and benefits by the end of September. Those who accept the offer will be on paid administrative leave by March 1st and will be exempt from in-person power of attorney.
Military personnel, U.S. Postal Service employees, and employees associated with immigration enforcement and national security are not subject to the acquisition, with roughly 2.3 million federal officials remaining.
As the buyout deadline was extended, more and more federal deep tarters decided to give it a try. Earlier last week, only 20,000 employees accepted it. By Thursday, that number had exceeded 40,000.
By Monday, the number had reached its peak. 65,000 – Over 3% of the federal workforce. Though 3% is a significant group, it's far from the 5% to 10%, the Trump administration originally wanted to accept the takeover.
Many deep stators have accepted an additional eight months of pay for a few more weeks of work, but others are skeptical that the offer is a “trick.” Democrats and unions have warned that approved funding will expire next month, so the government cannot guarantee funding to expand beyond that point. other Report The loophole in the agreement indicates that the government can still revoke the offer even after it is accepted.
“It's a scam, not an acquisition,” claimed last week Everett Kelly, chairman of the U.S. Government's Federation of Employees. AP.
“If it was me, I wouldn't do that.”
Rachel Oglesby, the U.S. Department of Education Chief of Staff and formerly of the American First Policy Institute, assured us that the offer was not a “trick” for Trump.
“That's exactly what it looks like. It's one of the many tools he uses to try to achieve the promise of a campaign that will bring reform to civil servants.
To encourage more participants, the administration warned that “the majority of federal agencies may be subject to layoffs or flows through restructuring, restructuring and effective reductions.”
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