The unions say mass firings will result in lower revenue from member dues and less bargaining power.
WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Feb. 18 heard arguments on whether to block mass firings and new employee buyout programs by the federal government and said he’ll issue a decision “sooner rather than later.”
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the case may ultimately hinge on whether enough people were terminated to thwart the purposes that Congress had in mind when authorizing agency funding.
“You have to admit that at some point, a certain number of firings would be tantamount to not using a certain amount of funds that Congress has appropriated,” Cooper said.
Attorneys for the Trump administration say the unions failed to show that they were facing the kind of irreparable, immediate harm that would justify an emergency to stop the…
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