US Worker Unions Slam 'Unlawful' Shutdown Firing Threats

By Hailey Konnath ( September 30, 2025, 10:17 PM EDT) -- The American Federation of Government Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees sued Tuesday over the Trump administration's threats to fire federal workers in the event of a government shutdown, arguing that the threats stray from historic practice and violate the law....

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