Judge halts Trump's government worker buyout plan

Judge halts Trump's government worker buyout plan

A US judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump's plan
offering incentives to federal workers to voluntarily resign before a
Thursday midnight deadline.

Federal Judge George O'Toole Jr said the plan would be paused until a
hearing on Monday when he could determine the merits of a lawsuit
filed by federal employee unions, reported CBS, the BBC's US partner.
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The American Federation of Government Employees, a union, filed the
lawsuit against the OPM, arguing it had violated the law, that it
could not fund the deal, and that it had given conflicting guidance
about its terms.

The union said in an email to members that the offer was part of an
"effort to dismantle the civil service and replace the skilled,
professional workforce with unqualified political appointees and
for-profit contractors".

The union noted that Congress has not passed a budget for funding
beyond mid-March, arguing that it was unclear whether agencies could
pay workers until September.

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