Legal Director Scott Michelmanat the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says the ACLU of Washington, D.C. has filed a class-action complaint against the Trump Administration for unlawfully targeting Federal Employees for their participation in diversity, equity and inclusion activities. The ACLU is asking the Merit System Protections Board, which exists to protect Federal Employees from unlawful employment actions, to reinstate all unconstitutionally punished Employees and to make them whole for the wages they have lost and other damages they have experienced. Before the second Trump Administration, these Employees were simply doing their jobs. Some helped Federal Employees get the equipment they needed to do their jobs. Others were working to make sure everyone got a fair shot to receive Government benefits and services, that Government jobs went to people based on merit, and that applicants and Employees were not discriminated against. The second Trump Administration has made it clear these punishments are not about Employees’ roles or positions. The Administration does not care if these Employees were helping people get services or ensuring that policies are legal or even if the Employees are no longer involved in DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) at all. Instead of identifying positions to eliminate, the Trump Administration targeted people they thought held beliefs that clash with the President’s extremist agenda. These actions show the Administration’s true motive: To punish people for what the Administration perceives as their political views. This kind of retaliation is a violation of Federal Employees’ fundamental First Amendment Rights.

To Read This Labor News Report In Its Entirety, Go To: Trump Is Firing Federal Workers Over Beliefs He Doesn't Like | American Civil Liberties Union

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