Federal judge orders reversal of hundreds of layoffs finalized during shutdown
A federal judge in San Francisco has indicated she will reverse the terminations of hundreds of federal employees…
DHS moves to eliminate TSA collective bargaining agreement, again
DHS moves to eliminate TSA collective bargaining agreement, again Despite an ongoing court case, DHS is making another…
House passes bill to restore collective bargaining for federal employees
A bill to restore collective bargaining rights for a majority of federal employees cleared the House in a…
Federal judge blocks imminent State Dept layoffs, as unions seek to reverse RIFs at other agencies
Update: This story was updated at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Dec. 4, 2025, after a federal judge granted…
House majority forces vote on bill to restore collective bargaining for most federal employees
House majority forces vote on bill to restore collective bargaining for most federal employees A Republican lawmaker was…
Senate Democrats block GOP motion to pay federal employees immediately
Senate Democrats have again blocked a Republican-led effort to immediately pay federal employees under the government shutdown, arguing…
As federal employees face worsening financial challenges, AFGE calls for a ‘clean’ CR
After about 1.4 million federal employees missed their first full paychecks last week, the painful reality of the…
Former federal employees join Democrats to rally against coming RIFs
Now in the third week of the partial government shutdown, tensions are rising rapidly over the impending wave…
‘Slight tick up’ in air traffic controller call outs amid shutdown
The Transportation Department is tracking a “slight tick up” in air traffic controllers calling out sick as the…
House Democrats launch probe into government shutdown layoff plans
As federal employees face growing threats of layoffs under the partial government shutdown, House Democrats are pressuring Trump…
Unions sue Trump administration over shutdown RIF plans
Federal employee unions are challenging the Trump administration’s threats to conduct mass layoffs of government workers amid the…
Government shutdown layoffs to occur ‘very soon,’ White House warns
After congressional appropriations lapsed and a government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1, the Trump administration now…