Federal judge finds firings of probationary workers likely unlawful

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Judge William Alsup, 79, ordered the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies that it had no authority to order the firings of probationary employees, including at the Department of Defense.
50% : Judge William Alsup, 79, ordered the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies that it had no authority to order the firings of probationary employees, including at the Department of Defense Two weeks ago, the White House and Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency has ordered the feds to lay off nearly all probationary workers who had not yet gained civil service protection Attorneys for the coalition cheered the order, although it does not mean that fired employees will automatically be rehired or that future firings will not occur.
49% : Two weeks ago, the White House and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has ordered the feds to lay off nearly all probationary workers who had not yet gained civil service protection.
48% : However, the number of workers who took the offer was less than the administration's target, and Trump has made it clear he would take further steps.
38% : 'This ruling by Judge Alsup is an important initial victory for patriotic Americans across this country who were illegally fired from their jobs by an agency that had no authority to do so,' said Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees.
35% : The complaint filed by five labor unions and five nonprofit organizations is among multiple lawsuits trying to stop the administration´s efforts to shrink a workforce that Trump has called bloated and sloppy.
31% : President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that told agency leaders to plan for 'large-scale reductions in force.' Musk , whom President Trump has given wide leeway to slash government spending with DOGE, called for the elimination of whole agencies.
31% : 'If we don´t remove the roots of the weed, then it´s easy for the weed to grow back.' Trump has also been sharply critical of federal workers, especially those who want to keep working remotely, though his administration is simultaneously working to cut federal office space and ordering the termination of worksite leases throughout the government.
22% : A federal judge in San Francisco appointed by Bill Clinton claimed that the Trump administration that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely against the law.

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