A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration can proceed with its mass firings of federal employees, effectively rejecting labor unions' attempts to block this initiative. The ruling is temporary as legal challenges unfold, offering a significant win for Trump’s agenda to reduce federal jobs. The unions had argued against the firings and proposed buyouts, targeting several government agencies. Judge Cooper emphasized that the unions would need to pursue their grievances with a federal labor board, indicating jurisdictional limitations in his courtroom regarding the case.
The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt Donald Trump's dramatic downsizing of the roughly 2.3 million-strong federal workforce.
However, Cooper on Thursday said, he likely lacks the power to hear the case, and the unions instead must file complaints with a federal labor board that hears disputes between unions and federal agencies.
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