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Union for 800K US Workers Demands Congress End 'Avoidable Crisis' as Brutal 4-Week Shutdown Drags On

The largest federal workers' union urges Congress to end the four-week US government shutdown, warning of severe economic damage and unpaid staff reaching crisis point.

International Business Times UK

Shutdown stretches into 28th day as Senate again fails to pass spending legislation

As funding for food aid program is about to be exhausted, Congress fails for 13th time to advance Republican bill

The Guardian - US

D.C.-area Democrats privately scoff at federal workers union's call to end shutdown

One House Democrat said federal employees in his district are "pissed" at the AFGE president's statement.

Axios

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Republicans get an unexpected ally in ending the government shutdown: federal workers

The federal workers’ union said the Senate needs to pass a clean continuing resolution. Republicans say Democrats ‘need to listen to the unions, and that's not a sentence I say very often’

The Independent UK

Union call to reopen government exposes pain point for Democrats - Roll Call

Federal employee union president said both sides have “made their point” and it’s time to reopen the federal government.

Roll Call

How are unions pushing back against Trump’s attacks on labor and layoffs?

Unions are battling in court to halt firings and ensure workers retain their collective bargaining rights

The Guardian - US

Judge temporarily blocks firings by Trump administration during shutdown

Judge says White House office of management and budget took advantage of government shutdown in firing workers

The Guardian - US

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Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired: ‘I don’t have email access’

Education department staff say they can’t access work emails amid the shutdown to check for layoff notices

The Guardian - US

Trump Blames Democrats As Federal Layoffs Begin: 'They Started This Thing'

The Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers across several agencies on Friday, the 10th day of the U.S. government shutdown.

Benzinga

White House cancels union contracts for hundreds of thousands of federal workers

Government workers are ‘canary in coalmine’ for Trump bid to gut union rights, leaders warn

The Guardian - US

‘An existential threat’: US health workers call Robert F Kennedy Jr a risk to public health

More than 750 health workers say Kennedy’s misinformation fuels violence and endangers lives

The Guardian - US

Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workers

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to stop Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from killing a collective bargaining agreement for Transportation Safety Administration workers

The Independent UK

Circuit Justice Kagan Never Bothered Calling For A Reply In Trump v. AFGE

The District Court succeeded its TRO with a PI, rendering the government's application moot.

Reason

Trump’s attack on federal unions a ‘test case’ for broader assault, warn lawyers

Executive order cites national security to strip bargaining rights from more than 1 million federal workers

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International Business Times

'Thousands' of Social Security Employees Changed to 'Political Appointees' Despite Career Status: Report

The SSA moved to strip thousands of government workers of civil service protections, leaving career employees vulnerable to termination.

Latin Times

'Thousands' of Social Security Employees Changed to 'Political Appointees' Despite Career Status: Report

The SSA moved to strip thousands of government workers of civil service protections, leaving career employees vulnerable to termination.

Salon

Trump tries to ban federal worker unions

The administration has claimed that federal employee unions are at war with "President Trump's agenda"

The Guardian - US

Organizers accuse Trump of trying to silence federal workers with union order

Union leaders say president is union-busting as he seeks to eliminate collective bargaining across agencies

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International Business Times

Trump Signs Executive Order To Limit Unionizing And End Collective Bargaining For Some Federal Staff

In total, 18 federal departments, including several subsidiary agencies will be impacted by the order.

The Guardian - US

Judge blocks Trump’s move to dismantle consumer protection watchdog – as it happened

President had targeted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for mass terminations. This blog is now closed.

Reason

TSA Screeners' Union Sues the Trump Administration for Violating Its First Amendment Rights

Passengers suing the TSA for First Amendment violations have had a rough time in court.

Salon

Federal workers union lobbies against CR

The American Federation of Government Employees said a "government shutdown has been underway since January 20"

Reason

By Ending Contract, Union Officials Claim, Trump Administration Violated 'Dignity and Rights' of TSA Agents

The Department of Homeland Security unilaterally tore up a collective bargaining agreement it had signed with unionized TSA screeners in May 2024.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Macron warns Trump against ‘surrender’ in Ukraine

US and French presidents disagree over aid and efforts to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine. Plus, are airships the future again?

Latin Times

Elon Musk Claims 'Non-Existent' or 'Dead' People's Identities Are Being Used to Collect Government Paychecks: 'There Is Outright Fraud'

Elon Musk took to social media to allege that the identities of deceased people, or "non-existent" people, were being used by unauthorized persons to collect federal paychecks.

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