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February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025
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AFGE Responds to Fork Ruling Denying Preliminary Injunction on Procedural Grounds
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AFGE National President
WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement after a judge ruled against the union request for a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program:
“Today's ruling is a setback in the fight for dignity and fairness for public servants. But it's not the end of that fight. AFGE's lawyers are evaluating the decision and assessing next steps.
“Importantly, this decision did not address the underlying lawfulness of the program.
“We continue to maintain it is illegal to force American citizens who have dedicated their careers to public service to make a decision, in a few short days, without adequate information, about whether to uproot their families and leave their careers for what amounts to an unfunded IOU from Elon Musk.”
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