Union Sues Labor Agency Over Rule That May Trim Public Jobs (1)

A politically powerful public-sector union sued the Trump administration to block a newly finalized regulation that allows states to use federal funds to pay private companies to administer employment services for jobless workers.

The 1.4-million-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed suit Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, asking a judge to declare the final rule invalid. The union is seeking relief on behalf of its members who are employed in various state employment agencies. Those workers could lose their jobs to private sector workers if their state’s governor decides to take advantage ...