“Today, they will come for the Department of Labor,” the lawsuit states, warning that it could provide Musk with nonpublic information about investigations into his companies.
The plaintiffs cited at least one Labor Department employee that was told DOGE plans to visit and “to do whatever they ask, not to push back, not to ask questions.
The new lawsuit follows a series of recent legal actions filed against DOGE claiming it is taking broad aim at the federal bureaucracy without any legal authority.
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 plaintiffs are represented by Democracy Forward Foundation, a left-leaning legal organization that has filed eight lawsuits against the new administration’s actions.
It’s the latest sign of the AFL-CIO stepping up its anti-Musk push as he exerts extensive influence on Trump’s administration after pouring millions of dollars into boosting the president’s campaign. Earlier in the day, the AFL-CIO unveiled a public campaign called the “Department of People Who Work for a Living.”
In the lawsuit, the groups in particular raised concern that the Labor Department could provide Musk nonpublic information regarding investigations of his companies. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is housed within the department, has investigated Tesla, SpaceX and the Boring Company.
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