American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO et al v. Ezell et al

  1. April 01, 2025

    Unions Re-Up Challenge To Trump's Resignation Offer

    Federal unions have renewed their challenge to the president's deferred resignation offer, expanding on their members' difficulties and the roadblocks they face to fighting the initiative through agency channels in an apparent effort to address flaws underlying their earlier Massachusetts federal court loss.

  2. February 12, 2025

    Trump's Federal Worker Resignation Offer Gets Green Light

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday lifted an order temporarily blocking President Donald Trump's federal worker "deferred resignation" offer and allowed it to proceed, ruling that unions representing hundreds of thousands of federal workers don't have standing to challenge the directive.

  3. February 10, 2025

    Trump Buyout Plan Still On Hold As Unions Cite 'Confusion'

    A Boston federal judge on Monday extended his hold on President Donald Trump's federal worker buyout program as he weighs a request from unions to block the so-called Fork Directive, which promises months of pay to government employees who resign their posts.

  4. February 06, 2025

    Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Plan Put On Hold

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday put on hold the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" program for federal employees, delaying the deadline for workers to accept the offer until Monday while the court weighs the legality of the move.

  5. February 04, 2025

    Federal Unions Challenge Trump's 'Fork' Resignation Program

    Unions representing federal employees slammed the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" offer in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Massachusetts, saying the "Fork in the Road" directive is an unlawful pretext for replacing government workers based on their ideology.