Labor unions are contesting the Trump administration's mass layoffs of probationary federal employees in a San Francisco court. Their lawsuit argues that the administration lacks the legal authority to terminate these workers and that the termination notices were based on false claims regarding performance. The action reflects broader efforts to reduce the federal workforce, which Trump criticized as excessive. Amidst the chaos, instructions from officials have reportedly added pressure onto employees, with demands for justifications of their work, further complicating the already tense environment.
Labor unions are asking a federal judge in San Francisco for an emergency injunction blocking the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President Donald Trump's administration, saying officials not only lack the authority to order terminations but that notices to workers were premised on a lie of poor job performance.
The complaint filed last week by a coalition of five labor unions and five nonprofit organizations is among multiple lawsuits pushing back on the administration's efforts to vastly shrink the federal workforce, which Trump has called bloated and sloppy.
Elon Musk has led the purge through the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, roiling the workforce with demands including a Saturday email sent through the personnel office ordering workers to list five things they did last week or risk getting fired.
The Office of Personnel Management later said that the edict was voluntary, although workers could face similar requests in the future.
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