A federal judge of Boston continued his break from the unprecedented plan of the Trump administration so that millions of federal workers resign until he answers “the questions presented”.
US District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. had temporarily interrupted the administration’s plan to offer mass buyouts to millions of federal workers on Thursday, a few hours before a deadline to accept the offer. After a hearing on Monday, he said that the break would continue until he reigns over a preliminary injunction in the case.
Elena Goldstein, lawyer of the complainants, said: “We ask for more weeks … while this court considers the advantages.”
Goldstein added: “The pressure from this deadline where people must make their choice on their livelihood. Irreparable damage will continue. They will ask what they really accepted. The OPM is reconciled as you go. »»
The prosecutor of the Ministry of Justice, Eric Hamilton, argued that Trump “had campaigned on the reduction of federal workforce”
The Trump administration “knew they would disappoint a large part of the workforce…. It would therefore be a drop -down for these employees, “said Hamilton.
Unions, according to legal files, have launched against the “directive” of personnel management personnel management, calling it “illegal ultimatum” and “an amazing and incredibly arbitrary action to request general resignations of federal workers “.
The personnel management office announced the mass program for “deferred resignation” at the end of last month. The program says that it will allow workers to resign now but to be paid until September, although legal experts have questioned the validity of this agreement. The staff members of the education department were warned last week that the administration could later decide to cancel the plan and leave employers in the LURCH.
A senior administration official said last week that 60,000 people had accepted the agreement.
The initial deadline for accepting the offer was last Thursday evening, but was extended by O’Toole after planning the hearing on Monday at the union’s request for a non-evolution order.
Pursuit of the union to stop the program allegedly alleged that the Trump administration does not have the legal power to offer such buyouts.
The White House described the break as a victory last week.
“We are grateful to the judge to have extended the deadline so that more federal workers who refuse to present themselves to the office can take the administration on this very generous offer, once in life,” said the press secretary From the White House, Karoline Leavitt on Thursday.
