In early April, City of Atlanta Department of Procurement employees who had previously filed complaints with the city’s oversight offices were terminated. Union representatives questioned whether this violated the city’s whistleblower protections.
By Matt Scott
May 16, 2025
Union leadership representing 16 former City of Atlanta Department of Procurement (DOP) employees allege the former employees were terminated in April for lodging complaints with the Office of Inspector General, the Ethics Office and the Department of Human Resources’ Office of Employee Labor Relations.
During a Tuesday, May 7, budget hearing for the union representing the employees, National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) National Labor Relations Manager Ana Avato told members of the Atlanta City Council, “They got rid of the troublemakers, the people who complained, the people who asked questions.”
The DOP is responsible for purchasing goods and services on behalf of the City of Atlanta and works with local businesses to grow the number of supp
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The impacted employees are members of the Professional Association of City Employees (PACE) Atlanta, a member organization of NAGE. During the May 7 budget hearing, PACE Atlanta’s president, Gina Pagnotta, told the Atlanta City Council that the union was considering a lawsuit.
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