Request to block mass firing of probationary employees denied by judge
A judge has denied labor unions' request to temporarily block the administration from carrying out mass firing of probationary employees and deferred resignation offers.
Judge denies federal unions’ request to block mass probationary firings
The federal judge said in a preliminary ruling that the National Treasury Employees Union likely must first bring their challenge to the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Unions sue over federal worker firings, alleging Trump administration misused probationary periods
Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President Donald Trump’s administration, alleging that officials are exploiting and misusing the probationary period to eliminate staff across government agencies.
NSF terminates 170 probationary employees, experts amid mass federal firings
The National Science Foundation fired 170 probationary employees and experts Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce, the agency confirmed.
Judge rules against union bid to block mass federal layoffs by Trump
The suit was the broadest legal challenge brought against the administration over its moves to dismiss probationary workers and thousands of other government employees.
Labor groups sue Trump administration over mass firings of probationary employees
Several labor groups sued the Trump administration for allegedly firing tens of thousands of probationary employees illegally, as part of its drive to overhaul the federal government. In a complaint filed on Wednesday night in San Francisco federal court,
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Social Security offers 40 probationary feds reassignments to avert blanket firings
Around 40 Social Security Administration employees were given eight hours—or until 4:30 p.m. Thursday—to decide whether to ...
IRS plans to lay off 7,000 probationary workers beginning Thursday: AP
The IRS plans to lay off roughly 7,000 workers in Washington and around the country beginning Thursday, according to an AP ...
Pentagon is next in DOGE layoff sights as probationary hires are tallied
The military's services handed in lists of the employees hired within the last year to the Trump administration.
List of Federal Agencies That Have Begun Mass Layoffs of Probationary Employees
Trump's administration, with Elon Musk's DOGE, begins mass layoffs of probationary federal employees to streamline operations ...
DOGE is getting lists of the military’s probationary workers from the Pentagon
U.S. officials say Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the ...
SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired
Sean Duffy, secretary of the Department of Transportation, which oversees the FAA, announced in a post on X that SpaceX ...
Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers
More than 2,000 workers at the Interior Department were fired in recent days, according to counts from workers groups and ...
What is a Probationary Employee, Anyway?
President Donald Trump's administration and the DOGE are offering to lay off federal employees, in hopes of cutting budgets.