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. No lease has been signed yet, but a deadline of July 31 looms under the Congressional Review Act. Critics, including Lander, argue the move is not about cost savings but an attempt to weaken the federal workforce and labor unions. The Army Corps insists it is reviewing facilities for taxpayer stewardship and that mission execution will not be affected.
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