Unions, Attorneys General Warn Federal Workers Against Trump Admin’s Buyout Offer

One Democrat attorney general called the offer ‘misleading’ and urged her state’s 29,000 non-military federal workers to ‘read the fine print before signing.’

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel speaks during a news conference, outside of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office in Flint, Mich., on Sept. 19, 2022. Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP

Two large labor unions and a dozen state attorneys general are warning federal employees not to accept the deferred resignation offer proffered by the Trump administration on Jan. 28.

The email offer from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) gives employees until Feb. 6 to agree to resign, effective Sept. 30, and receive full pay and benefits in the interval.