A federal judge in Washington, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, has ruled to allow President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to proceed. The judge denied a motion from unions representing the workers to temporarily block the layoffs, stating that their complaint is an employment dispute that must follow a different process outlined in federal employment law.
Cooper, appointed by former President Barack Obama, acknowledged the disruption caused by Trump’s executive actions but emphasized the importance of deciding legal issues based on law and precedent, regardless of the consequences for average people. The ruling comes as thousands of federal government employees have been laid off in the first month of Trump’s second administration.
The administration argued in court that the unions did not show immediate harm that would justify an emergency order to stop the layoffs. The unions, representing hundreds of thousands of federal workers, insist that Trump’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce contradict Congress’ power to shape agencies through funding decisions and laws governing layoffs.
Despite the setback, the president of the National Treasury Employees’ Union, Doreen Greenwald, stated that federal employees will have their day in court to challenge the mass firings and attacks on their jobs and service to the country. The lawsuit is one of over 80 challenging various actions taken by Trump through executive orders, with unions also filing a separate suit against mass firings in California.
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