Unions Ask Judge to Stop Second ‘Fork in the Road’ Exit Offer

April 2, 2025, 3:03 PM UTC

Federal worker unions are reviving their lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s “fork in the road” voluntary resignation offer to their members.

The American Federation of Government Employees, joined by two other unions, is seeking to stop federal agencies from giving their employees the option to exit voluntarily rather than wait out future workforce cuts.

The amended complaint, filed March 31 at the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, is the latest legal challenge seeking to block President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk‘s plans to shrink the federal workforce.

The Office of Personnel Management, the federal government’s ...

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