Federal Worker Unions File Lawsuit to Block Trump Buyout Program

A U.S. official said that more than 20,000 federal workers have already accepted the offer.

The U.S. Capitol building view from the Washington Monument in Washington on Jan. 27, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Multiple federal government employee unions filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s plan to offer buyouts to federal workers.

The American Federation of Government Employees and two other unions claim the buyout offer is “arbitrary and capricious in numerous respects” and violates federal law, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday.