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Federal workers’ union sues Trump administration over ‘inhumane’ shutdown

By Naomi Lim
Published December 31, 2018 11:45pm ET
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Federal workers’ union sues Trump administration over ‘inhumane’ shutdown
Park Police Horse Mounted Patrol Unit Officer Baum, who is working without pay due to the government shutdown, puts Monty into a horse trailer at the end of their day, across from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Washington, during a partial government shutdown. | (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The largest federal employee union is suing the Trump administration over the ongoing partial government shutdown.

The American Federation of Government Employees and Washington-based employment law firm Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch filed their legal action in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Monday on behalf of its members and any federal employees working without pay.

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