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Lacking the notice to which they were entitled, the states weren't ready for the impact of so many unemployed people. They are still scrambling to catch up,
Bredar wrote in his memorandum explaining his decision
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This injunction is entirely unconstitutional,
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said FridayThe Department will work quickly to develop a phased plan for return-to-duty, and while those plans materialize, all probationary employees will be paid,
a department notice said
How they’re going to onboard 40,000 people at once in any time-efficient manner is a mystery to me,
she said, pointing to the time it takes for even small tasks, like reissuing and relaunching laptops and emailEven if I got an email right now saying you’re reinstated … yesterday was the deadline for the reduction-in-force plans,
the worker said, referring to the guidance sent to federal agencies last monthIt’s quite honestly meaningless to people who are still in this situation, because I haven’t heard anything from my supervisor if I’m coming back or not,
the person saidI would just say that this is really ironic, that this is supposed to be efficiency,
she saidI would love to have my job back. And, you know, my career as an ecologist and as a public servant was just getting started,
he saidWhen we cut, we want to cut, but we want to cut the people that aren’t working or ... not doing a good job,
he saidA single judge is attempting to unconstitutionally seize the power of hiring and firing from the Executive Branch."
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement responding to Alsup's ruling
AFGE is pleased with Judge Alsup's order to immediately reinstate tens of thousands of probationary federal employees who were illegally fired from their jobs by an administration hellbent on crippling federal agencies and their work on behalf of the American public. We are grateful for these employees and the critical work they do, and AFGE will keep fighting until all federal employees who were unjustly and illegally fired are given their jobs back."
Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said in a statementHere, the terminated probationary employees were plainly not terminated for cause. The sheer number of employees that were terminated in a matter of days belies any argument that these terminations were due to the employees' individual unsatisfactory performance or conduct... The Government's contention to the contrary borders on the frivolous."
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When it comes to Greenland, joining or not joining the U.S., I would leave that outside... this discussion because I do not want to drag NATO into that.”
Rutte, appearing slightly chagrined by the president’s remarks, replied
President Trump will visit the Department of Justice to give remarks on restoring law and order, removing violent criminals from our communities, and ending the weaponization of justice against Americans for their political leanings.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Axios in a statementI think it’ll happen,
Trump told reporters, sitting next to NATO Secretary-General Mark RutteWe need that for international security, not just national security,
the president said of the islandThis is just going to have a major negative impact on the whole U.S. wine industry in all aspects of it, including U.S. wineries,
he saidThere were no individualized assessments of employees. They were all just fired. Collectively,
Bredar wroteWe can’t be the only ones in this position,
she saidAccordingly, in the language of relevant laws, these big government layoffs were actually ‘Reductions in Force,’ or ‘RIFs,
Bredar wrote