By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Two major unions representing U.S. government employees filed a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at slowing President Donald Trump's effort to reclassify up to 50,000 federal workers and make it easier to fire them.
The article discusses former President Donald Trump's plan to reclassify tens of thousands of federal workers as at-will employees, which would make it easier to fire them. This proposal, part of a broader initiative known as "Project 2025," has been met with significant opposition from federal employee unions. The unions argue that this move would undermine the merit-based system of the civil service, potentially allowing for political manipulation of government operations. Critics, including union leaders, assert that such changes would threaten the independence and stability of the federal workforce, potentially leading to a government filled with political appointees rather than career professionals. The plan has sparked legal and political debates about the balance between executive authority and the rights of federal employees.
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