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Border Protection officer's union sues Trump administration over shutdown after missed paycheck [View all]
Source: Washington Press
Border Protection officer’s union sues Trump administration over shutdown after missed paycheck
By Deanna Paul January 9 at 11:25 AM
The National Treasury Employees Union became the second federal employees' union to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the shutdown.
Tuesday’s collective action alleges more than 400,000 federal employees — including tens of thousands of NTEU members — are being forced to work without pay during the partial government closure.
The complaint asked that the named plaintiff, Customs and Border Protection officer Albert Vieira, and other similarly classified individuals be paid owed wages.
The government stalemate began Dec. 22. Since then, many federal agencies have temporarily closed and workers' compensation has been indefinitely delayed because of a lapse in appropriated funds. Even so, employees deemed “essential” or “excepted” have been expected to come to work. “Essential” government employees are those — like Vieira — who are “performing emergency work involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.”
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By Deanna Paul January 9 at 11:25 AM
The National Treasury Employees Union became the second federal employees' union to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the shutdown.
Tuesday’s collective action alleges more than 400,000 federal employees — including tens of thousands of NTEU members — are being forced to work without pay during the partial government closure.
The complaint asked that the named plaintiff, Customs and Border Protection officer Albert Vieira, and other similarly classified individuals be paid owed wages.
The government stalemate began Dec. 22. Since then, many federal agencies have temporarily closed and workers' compensation has been indefinitely delayed because of a lapse in appropriated funds. Even so, employees deemed “essential” or “excepted” have been expected to come to work. “Essential” government employees are those — like Vieira — who are “performing emergency work involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.”
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/09/border-protection-officers-union-sues-trump-administration-over-shutdown-after-missed-paycheck/
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