Federal Workers Union Sues Education Dept. Over Forced Partisan Shutdown Emails
Federal Workers Union Sues Education Dept. Over Forced Partisan Shutdown Emails A prominent federal workers union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and the Department of Education, alleging that federal employees were forced to use partisan out-of-office email messages blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) filed the complaint in federal district court in Washington, D.C., arguing that compelling civil servants to parrot a political agenda violates their First Amendment rights….