The unions, joined by the Economic Policy Institute, warn in the lawsuit that Musk and DOGE have violated several laws, such as constitutional limits on executive power, employment laws protecting civil servant and protections for government data regarding hundreds of millions of Americans.
Courthouse News Service
February 6, 2025
Work requirements for safety net programs like SNAP and Medicaid are a “punitive solution,” found the Economic Policy Institute in a study which determined that “[m]ore stringent work requirements in the past have failed to boost work in significant ways because they don’t attack the core problems of weak economic conditions or the irregular and unpredictable scheduling practices of low-wage jobs. Instead, requirements increase administrative burdens for adults seeking needed benefits.”
Capital & Main
February 6, 2025
The American Federation of Government Employees joined the lawsuit with the AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Service Employees International Union, Communication Workers of America and the progressive Economic Policy Institute.
Politico
February 6, 2025
Wednesday’s lawsuit was filed by the AFL-CIO and several of its affiliates — the American Federation of Government Employees; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; the Service Employees International Union; and the Communication Workers of America — as well as the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank.
The Hill
February 6, 2025
The average annual cost for infant care in Georgia is $8,530, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
WCTV
February 6, 2025
The group filing the lawsuit includes the AFL-CIO, the AFGE, the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, the Service Employees International Union, Communications Workers of America, and the Economic Policy Institute.
Bloomberg Law
February 6, 2025
The plaintiffs include the AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees, Service Employees International Union and the progressive Economic Policy Institute.
Axios
February 6, 2025
A coalition of labor groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday to prevent DOGE — Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — from attempting to take over the Labor Department and gaining access to its data. The agency holds sensitive data likely including worker complaints against Musk and his companies. The plaintiffs include the AFL–CIO, American Federation of Government Employees, Service Employees International Union and the Economic Policy Institute.
Democracy Now!
February 6, 2025
The AFL-CIO, the Economic Policy Institute and four unions sued the U.S. Department of Labor and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in D.C. federal court Wednesday, seeking a temporary restraining…
Law360
February 6, 2025
A 2020 Economic Policy Institutes tudy found that tipped workers are three times more…[paywall].
Richmond Times-Dispatch
February 6, 2025