In a sweeping move that has shocked the federal workforce and disrupted vital diplomatic operations, the Trump administration carried out mass layoffs at the State Department.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has officially walked back its plan to lay off more than 80,000 employees as part of the Elon Musk-led “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) initiative.
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In a significant decision impacting the federal workforce, the Supreme Court lifted lower-court injunctions, enabling the current administration to proceed with its controversial plans for mass layoffs and restructuring of federal agencies.
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In a late-breaking development, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a temporary administrative stay of the preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Executive Order 14251.
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In a powerful rebuke of EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s actions against 139 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees, AFGE leaders and members of Congress have rallied to demand justice and accountability.
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Employees at the State Department are facing increasing uncertainty as reports emerge of potential layoffs under the Trump administration's broader restructuring efforts following the recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Thanks to the staunch supporters of federal workers from both sides of the aisle, anti-federal worker provisions were dropped from the final version of President Trump’s Big Retaliation Bill that has passed both the House and Senate.
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Voice of America (VOA) has rescinded layoff notices it had sent to employees after AFGE Local 1812 pointed out several violations of the law and negotiated labor-management contract.
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Week 24 saw Trump shutting down a government website with research on global warming, axing all NOAA’s tornado and hurricane research, and placing on leave 144 EPA employees who signed a letter of dissent against his policies.
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A federal judge last week granted AFGE and allies’ request for a preliminary injunction in a case involving President Trump’s executive order ending collective bargaining agreements for federal workers, ruling the EO is likely illegal.
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Thanks to AFGE’s hard work, the Senate dropped all anti-worker provisions AFGE opposed in its final version of the Big Retaliation Bill released June 27
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The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) last week affirmed unsafe working conditions detailed in a whistleblower complaint filed by three AFGE members against USDA’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Maryland.
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A new analysis on Social Security reflects what AFGE has been saying all along: Staffing cuts will hurt the American people who rely on Social Security.
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Week 23 saw a federal judge blocking Trump’s plan to end collective bargaining for federal workers, chaos at NSF, and Trump withholding congressionally mandated funding for agencies.
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In another attack against the federal workforce, Trump’s Office of Personnel Management ordered agencies to overhaul federal employee performance appraisal and disciplinary systems in violation of existing labor contracts and decades of past practice.
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