Unions Sue to Block DOGE Access to Labor Department Computer Systems

The suit comes the same day as a nationwide protest action against DOGE’s planned overhaul of the federal government.

Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) protests outside the Department of Labor in Washington on Feb. 5, 2025. Labor groups and Democrats there oppose access to department data by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk's time-limited commission. Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—A coalition of labor unions filed suit against the U.S. Department of Labor and its acting secretary, Vince Micone, on Feb. 5 in an effort to keep the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the agency’s computer data.

DOGE, headed by tech billionaire Elon Musk, is also named as a defendant in the suit.