Civil Servants Ready Lawsuits to Refute Trump’s Vow to Fire Them

Federal workers and their allies are examining civil service laws and union contracts to prepare challenges to President-elect Donald Trump‘s plan to end their employment protections in 2025.

Democracy Forward and the Government Accountability Project, national nonprofits that offer legal services and whistleblower protections, are lining up federal workers to serve as plaintiffs in potential lawsuits challenging Trump’s promise to classify thousands of federal workers as “Schedule F” employees who can be fired at will, said Tom Devine, legal director at the Government Accountability Project. The groups are also outlining steps required by law to fire federal ...