Federal employees threaten to quit over planned Army Corps move from NYC to New Jersey
A bipartisan group of New York lawmakers and union leaders are protesting the Trump administration's plan to relocate approximately 465 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees from Manhattan and Brooklyn to a new headquarters in New Jersey, likely in Newark, Hoboken, or Jersey City. The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 98 rallied outside 26 Federal Plaza, joined by NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin and Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander. A union survey found 45% of affected employees would quit if forced to move, citing increased commuting and childcare costs, with women disproportionately impacted. The Army Corps has not signed a lease yet but faces a July 31 deadline under the Congressional Review Act. Critics, including Lander, argue the move is intended to weaken the agency and bust unions, while the Army Corps says it is reviewing its footprint for taxpayer stewardship. The White House deferred comment to the Army Corps.
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