Unions say that by weakening seniority protections, the proposal would pave the way for politically motivated firings.

The union for federal workers has argued the proposed changes would remove protections that are in place to prevent “politically motivated layoffs.” ...

Unions representing federal workers on Wednesday renewed their bid to block President Donald Trump from stripping tens of thousands ​of government employees of job protections, making them easier to ...

Since his first term, President Trump has wanted to be able to fire federal employees for any reason. A new rule vastly ...

The Trump administration will continue working to shrink the size of the federal workforce after already shedding more than ...

Members of the National Treasury Employees Union have faced shutdowns, layoffs and new regulations that could strip them of protections.

The Trump administration is proposing the biggest change to its employee retention rules in decades, attempting to substitute job performance for seniority in deciding who’s fired when an agency ...

Trump’s plans dealt another blow in court as federal judge orders fired probationary employees be rehired - Probationary employees in six government departments were fired in February.

A commuter near the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station in Washington, DC, in October. - Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File In its latest effort to weaken the federal workforce, the Trump ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A commuter near the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station in Washington, DC, in October. - Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File In ...

(CNN) — In its latest effort to weaken the federal workforce, the Trump administration issued a rule on Thursday that would shift an estimated 50,000 senior career staffers into a new category that ...