Largest federal employee union, a leading Trump opponent, to lay off more than half of staff

Largest federal employee union to shed more than half its staff amid Trump attacks

The American Federation of Government Employees is planning to lay off more than half its staff, as the largest federal employees’ union reels from President Donald Trump’s move to end collective bargaining rights for many federal workers.

Largest federal employees union slashing more than half of staff

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Largest federal employee union, a leading Trump opponent, to lay off more than half of staff

The largest union for federal employees plans to lay off more than half its staff nationwide after President Donald Trump’s anti-union executive orders have rapidly weakened the organization’s finances.

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Maps of where federal employees work

When you think about people who work for the U.S. federal government, you might assume that most of them work in or around Washington, D.C. However, federal employees are spread across the country, working in all 50 states. For the New York Times, Zach Levitt mapped the employee counts for major agencies, based on payroll data as March 2024, before the mass layoffs began. Tags: employment, government, New York Times