Federal workers decry Trump attempt to force mass resignations as ‘cruel joke’
by Chris Stein in Washington from on (#6TXFW)
Advocates say email sent to 3 million employees offering resignations is dangerous and of questionable legality'
Federal workers and their advocates on Wednesday condemned the Trump administration's attempt to encourage them to resign en masse, describing an unprecedented email from the government's human resources department office as a ham-handed attempt to create hostility in their workplaces and offer a false promise of an easy transition out government service.
On Tuesday, the US office of personnel management (OPM) sent nearly all of its 3 million employees an email offering them deferred resignations and warning that, if they choose to stay, they may be laid off or reassigned.
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