Exhausted government workers decide to take Trump’s second buyout offer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) — Nick Gioia was terminated from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in February as part of President Donald Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk’s…
What You Need to Know About VA’s Deferred Resignation Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFGE Local 17) — AFGE Local 17 dives into the controversial Deferred Resignation Program being offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This program,…
Trump’s Order Ending Union Contracts Ripe for Legal Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Bloomberg Law) — The Trump administration’s attempt to leverage a little-used law covering national security-related workers in order to cancel union…
How to handle a layoff (the legal version)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tribune Content Agency) — DEAR READER: If you lose your job, what are your rights during layoff conversations and how should you handle a termination…
Many Thousands More Fired Probationary Employees Ordered Reinstated
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — Updated: Two federal judges have ordered the reinstatement of many thousands of probationary employees fired by the Veterans Affairs,…
3 Takeaways From Fired NLRB Member’s Reinstatement Win
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Law360) — National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox’s reinstatement Thursday via district court order restores a quorum allowing the agency…
Homeland Security ends TSA collective bargaining agreement, in effort to dismantle union protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Associated Press) — The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it is ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of…
Federal Workers Score Early Wins to Counter Trump Mass Firings
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Bloomberg Law) — Federal employees are finding openings to overturn Trump administration terminations after a judge questioned the legality of the…
IRS firings have begun. Tax evasion enforcement could be hit especially hard.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Business Insider) — The Internal Revenue Service is the latest target for slashing the federal workforce, with some probationary workers saying…
Federal layoffs hit Grant County; more cuts expected
PRAIRIE CITY, OR (Blue Mountain Eagle) — Ryan McKnab liked his job as a wildlife biologist on the Malheur National Forest’s Prairie City Ranger District. But now he’ll…