Judge declares federal worker firings likely illegal

https://www.afscme.org/blog/judge-declares-federal-worker-firings-likely-illegal

By AFSCME Staff · Tuesday, March 04, 2025

A case filed by AFSCME, UNAC and others is shining a light on just how unlawfully the administration is treating federal workers.

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled last week that the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) direction to do mass firings of probationary federal employees was illegal and must stop immediately. That ruling offers U.S. government employees a break after weeks of harassment from the new administration.

Judge William H. Alsup, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, granted a temporary restraining order against OPM, ruling that OPM has no authority to fire probationary workers across the government.

Alsup’s decision came in a case filed by AFSCME, the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP, AFSCME), the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), AFGE Local 1216, and a number of allied nonprofit organizations.

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