Legal challenges mount against Trump’s workforce executive orders, as 13 unions file joint lawsuit

06/15/18 • 8 min

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A coalition of 13 federal unions now is suing the Trump administration over the president's executive orders. The National Federation of Federal Employees is leading the lawsuit which was filed again in federal district court. Their arguments differ from those of lawsuits brought by two other federal unions earlier this month. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain why.

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