Federal Unions Sue OPM Over Trump 'Loyalty Question' in Hiring

Federal employee unions are suing the Trump administration over a hiring question they say is designed to test applicants’ loyalty to the president.

In a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the unions say the US Office of Personnel Management’s question violates the First Amendment by imposing an unconstitutional condition of employment.

At issue is a portion of the application that asks prospective workers how they would “help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role.”

“Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired,” the prompt continues.

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