US EditionJudge rules Trump admin can move ahead on mass government layoffs
- A US judge denied a union's request to stop the firing of thousands of federal employees on probationary status, supporting President Donald Trump's plan to reduce the workforce.
- District Judge Christopher Cooper stated he lacked jurisdiction to hear the case, advising the unions to bring their claims to the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
- Cooper noted that there are 220,000 probationary employees, with many already dismissed from agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Union groups argue that Trump's workforce reduction conflicts with Congress' authority to influence the size and direction of agencies through funding and regulations governing layoffs.
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Trump intensifies mass firing of federal workers after judge refuses to block layoffs
The mass layoff of US government workers proceeded on Thursday and Friday following the predictable refusal of a US district court judge in Washington, D.C. to block the assault on the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal employees by the Trump administration.
Judge Declines to Halt Trump Administration’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday denied a request by unions to block efforts by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency to drastically slash the size of the federal workforce. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper acknowledged the mass firings have already caused “disruption” and “chaos,” but said the issue should first be adjudicated by the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Earlier this month, …
Federal Judge Rejects Union Bid, Allows Trump to Mass Fire Federal Workers
We all know how the federal bureaucracy has been devouring taxpayer dollars while suffocating American prosperity. Each year, entrenched bureaucrats consume billions from hardworking citizens,... The post Federal Judge Rejects Union Bid, Allows Trump to Mass Fire Federal Workers appeared first on Patriot Journal.
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