Federal Workers Challenge Partisan Shutdown Messaging and Email Practices
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A federal workers union is suing the Trump administration over the insertion of partisan language blaming Democrats for the government shutdown in out-of-office email messages, arguing it violates employees' First Amendment rights and possibly the Hatch Act, amid concerns of politicization of government communications.
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- Agency shutdown messaging draws Hatch Act, Antideficiency Act challenges Federal News Network
- Partisan Messaging During Government Shutdown Could Hurt Civil Service, Experts Warn The New York Times
- Furloughed federal workers pushed to make partisan out-of-office replies: Sources ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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