Employees seeking assistance are asked to provide a brief summary of their situation and will be eligible for a free initial consultation and then a longer consultation as attorneys are available. Image: Sergii Gnatiuk/Shutterstock.com
A coalition of unions including the AFGE, NFFE and NTEU and other organizations including the Partnership for Public Service have launched a federal employee legal defense network to connect federal workers facing career disruption with attorneys who will provide initial legal guidance without cost.
“Since January, thousands of federal workers have been abruptly fired and thrown out of jobs their families and communities rely on. They have an urgent need for legal support, which will only escalate throughout the spring as “reduction in force” plans go into effect. Federal workers’ unions and allied organizations are already fighting back in court, but thousands of federal workers still need individual legal advice and representation,” an announcement said.
The network “is a welcome resource for federal employees whose careers and livelihoods are impacted by the administration’s attack on the federal workforce,” the NTEU said in a comment representative of those from the other unions.
Employees seeking assistance are asked to provide a brief summary of their situation and will be eligible for a free initial consultation and then a longer consultation as attorneys are available.
Those who wish to engage that attorney for formal proceedings “will need to agree on terms directly with that attorney. Any additional services they offer may be free, at reduced cost, or at their normal billing rate.”
More information is at www.workerslegaldefense.org.
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