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Unions Sue Over Trump Administration's Plan to Fire Federal Workers During Schumer Shutdown

Federal government labor unions sued the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday over threats to carry out mass layoffs during a government shutdown. The lawsuit comes after OMB told agencies in a memo that a government shutdown could justify use of Reduction in Force notices to downsize the federal workforce. OPM also issued guidance that employees can "perform work necessary to administer the RIF process during the lapse in appropriations as excepted...