Federal employees who were fired from one of the busiest parks on the Oregon coast have been rehired, as the Trump administration responds to court orders that declared sweeping layoffs announced earlier this year to be unlawful.
Supporters of the union, which represents 30,000 prison employees, fear the move will worsen an ongoing staffing crisis.
Trump will still need to reduce the headcount by roughly 200,000 to break the Clinton record. Assessing the exact figure of firings under Trump thus far is difficult, in no small part due to the intervention of judges who have delayed or ordered the reversal of some.
The Trump administration has begun the process of reclassifying workers at some agencies to a new job category with fewer protections, according to two sources familiar with the situation and an email seen by Reuters.
A majority of federal workers who voted for Trump agree with cuts in concept. But many voiced concern about the pace of change and potential impact on services.
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Nearly all employees at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which supports U.S. museums and libraries, were put on administrative leave Monday, an administration official said.
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House lawmakers on Wednesday introduced bipartisan legislation to nullify President Trump’s executive order stripping two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective bargaining rights.
The offer was sent in recent days to employees at the General Services Administration and the Departments of Energy, Agriculture, Transportation and Defense.