Can unions stop Trump from firing thousands of federal employees?
Trump has for years criticized the federal bureaucracy, which he calls the "deep state," claiming civil servants are unaccountable because they are insulated from losing their jobs. The new order will give Trump the power to fire as many as 50,000 of those workers and replace them with political loyalists.
Trump's plan to reclassify, fire federal workers challenged by unions
Two major unions representing U.S. government employees filed a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at slowing President Donald Trump's effort to reclassify up to 50,000 federal workers and make it easier to fire them.
Federal worker unions sue to block Trump order rolling back civil service protections
The executive order creates a category of federal workers, previously known as "Schedule F," that would be easier to dismiss by the administration.
Trump Moves to Cancel Recent Union Agreements With Federal Workers
Donald Trump said on Friday that any collective bargaining agreements reached with federal workers within 30 days of his inauguration will not be approved, the latest salvo in the U.S. president's bid to remake the federal workforce.
Trump offers buyout to all federal workers. How many are there in Vermont?
President Trump announced Tuesday that federal workers can accept a buyout to resign. How many government employees are in Vermont?
Trump Moves to Invalidate Recent Labor Agreements With Federal Workers
The order is aimed at “last-minute, lame-duck” agreements signed by the Biden administration, a White House memo says.
Civil Liberties Groups Will Be Watching 2 Hearings Closely Thursday
The nominations of Tulsi Gabbard to be intelligence director and Kash Patel to lead the FBI may give clues how the new ...
As Trump seeks to reshape the federal workforce, unions blast his Schedule F plan
Trump executive order that reclassifies career civil servants risks politicizing thousands of government jobs, critics say.
Syracuse teachers and civil rights groups express concern over ICE related fears
The Syracuse Teachers Association and the Civil Liberties Union claim they are terrified their students or children ...
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Unions, greens sue over Trump’s efforts to thin civil service
The unions, which represent over 2 million public sector employees, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the ...
Labor Groups Sue Trump Over Civil Service Rights Reduction (3)
President Donald Trump’s executive order that threatens the job security of federal workers drew a pair of lawsuits from ...
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Civil servants told to resist efforts to reduce remote working days
The Fórsa trade union has instructed its members in the civil service to resist efforts by two Government departments to ...