UNION QUESTIONS MUSK'S AUTHORITY
The largest federal workers' union, the American Federation of Government Employees, wrote on X on Sunday that it did not believe Musk had the authority to fire employees who did not respond and would formally request that OPM rescind the message.
Meanwhile, the union advised members to ask their supervisors directly whether to reply and to follow their guidance.
The email left some employees even more frustrated and worried after weeks of uncertainty about their futures.
"I really wonder when someone is going to say enough," one IRS employee told Reuters.