Staff at Washington AG's office stage walkout to protest proposed furloughs and budget cuts
Staff at the Washington attorney general’s office argue a furlough will just mean unpaid hours because the agency’s work has to get done.
They say about $20 million in proposed budget cuts and furloughs will hurt consumer protection, antitrust and civil rights cases as well as litigation against the Trump administration.
Assistant attorneys general and professional staff, like paralegals and legal assistants, briefly walked off the job Thursday from offices across Washington.
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Eric Nelson, who has been an assistant attorney general for 24 years, encouraged lawmakers to “look under the hood of this agency before they start to tear out the engine.”
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/20/staff-at-washington-ags-office-stage-walkout-to-protest-proposed-furloughs-and-budget-cuts/