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News Articles: federal workers

Anthony Lee is president of NTEU Chapter 282, the union representing close to 9,000 employees at the Food and Drug Administration.

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  • Politics

Federal employee unions fight for survival as Trump tries to eviscerate them

In 1978, Congress gave federal workers the right to organize and bargain collectively, finding it in the public interest. Now Trump wants to end those labor rights for most of the federal workforce.

May 11, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025.

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  • Politics

USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the government's deferred resignation offer.

May 07, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
President Trump and his adviser Elon Musk speak before departing the White House on his way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago on March 14.

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  • Politics

New lawsuit argues Trump and DOGE's government overhaul is unconstitutional

A coalition of unions, nonprofits and local governments has sued President Trump, Elon Musk and the heads of nearly two dozen agencies in an effort to block mass layoffs in the federal government.

April 29, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Danielle Waterfield was fired, rehired and fired again from her job at CHIPS for America, part of the Department of Commerce. Now, she fears her health insurance was cut off weeks ago, even though she was told otherwise.

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  • Politics

Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured

Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

April 26, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
The U.S. Supreme Court is shown March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Supreme Court lets Trump move forward with firing thousands of federal workers

The Supreme Court's stay, which allows the administration to execute the firings for now while it litigates in federal court, does not mean the terminations were lawful.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Christina Gatti
Sherrell Pyatt (left) and Mahri Stainnak were removed from their federal government positions soon after President Trump signed two executive orders ending diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) efforts in the federal government. That's despite the fact that they were not working in DEIA offices at the time of their dismissals.

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  • Politics

They had left their DEI roles. Trump still fired them

The Trump administration is firing hundreds and perhaps thousands of federal workers as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Many of the fired weren't in DEI jobs.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md. Employees at the FDA and other federal agencies say the Trump administration's return-to-office mandate has been marked by confusion, changing guidance and frustrating conditions.

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  • Politics

Federal workers ordered back to office find shortages of desks, Wi-Fi and toilet paper

As agencies scramble to comply with President Trump's Jan. 20 order terminating remote work, employees say the process has been marked by confusion, changing guidance and frustrating conditions.

March 26, 2025
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By:
  • Shannon Bond and
  • Jenna McLaughlin
The Trump administration's plans for mass firings are sparking protests and challenges in court. Here, supporters of the U.S. Agency for International Development join Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., outside USAID's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3 after Elon Musk, who oversees the Department of Government Efficiency, said he and President Trump would close the foreign assistance agency.

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  • Politics

How does the U.S. federal workforce compare with those in other countries?

President Trump's administration has fired more than 20,000 federal workers. How does the federal workforce compare with those of other countries?

March 06, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
A U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters building is seen in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025.

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  • Politics

Federal workers get a new email demanding their accomplishments

Federal employees have received a second email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them what they did last week.

March 01, 2025
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin and
  • Andrea Hsu
Protesters rally outside of the headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump's purge of probationary employees

U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for others.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Derek Copeland, who was recently fired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, holds a USDA work shirt near his residence in Opelika, Alabama. The Air Force veteran had worked as a dog trainer for the USDA.

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  • Politics

A military vet and a scientist were securing America's food system. Trump fired them

More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.

February 20, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Layoffs started Friday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  • Health

Staff at CDC and NIH are reeling as Trump administration cuts workforce

As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research.

February 15, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone,
  • Pien Huang,
  • and 1 more
People walk past the U.S. Department of Energy building in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

Sweeping cuts hit recent federal hires as Trump administration slashes workforce

Employees across several agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education and Department of Energy, have all been affected, with many being given notice Thursday.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • Shannon Bond,
  • Geoff Brumfiel,
  • and 2 more
A protester holds a fork during a rally against billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 7 in Washington, D.C. The fork is a reference to the deferred resignation program for federal employees that was communicated through an email with the subject line "Fork in the Road."

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  • Politics

Judge declines to block Trump administration's resignation offer to federal employees

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's offer to federal employees to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September can go forward.

February 12, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
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