Trump Advances Plan to Fill Federal Government With ‘Political Cronies’

Photo: Hands Off Public Servants St. Paul – April 5, 2025. Photo credit: Chad Davis via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Julia Conley. Common Dreams – April 19, 2025.

The largest federal labor union in the U.S. said Friday that tens of thousands of federal workers could soon “have their jobs politicized” and be swiftly fired under a new rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management. Under the rule, an estimated 50,000 career civil servants would be reclassified as “at-will” employees, removing civil service protections and making it easier for the federal government to dismiss them. […]

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