Federal Employees Union Sues Trump Administration over Shutdown

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A federal employees union sued the Trump administration over the partial government shutdown, which is now on its 20th day.

The partial government shutdown started on December 22 after the Congress failed to pass legislation to fund nine federal departments and dozens of agencies. The shutdown affected around 800,000 federal employees. More than 420,000 of them were compelled to work without pay and over 380,000 were furloughed.

On Wednesday, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

This is the second lawsuit filed against the Trump administration over the shutdown.

On December 31, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) sued the federal government on behalf of all “essential” federal employees who are required to work without pay.

NTEU’s allegations against the federal government

In its complaint, the NTEU argued that the Antideficiency Act that authorizes the executive branch to require employees to work without pay during a lapse in appropriated funds is unconstitutional.