Thanks to the staunch supporters of federal workers from both sides of the aisle, anti-federal worker provisions were dropped from the final version of President Trump’s Big Retaliation Bill that has passed both the House and Senate.

Voice of America (VOA) has rescinded layoff notices it had sent to employees after AFGE Local 1812 pointed out several violations of the law and negotiated labor-management contract.

Week 24 saw Trump shutting down a government website with research on global warming, axing all NOAA’s tornado and hurricane research, and placing on leave 144 EPA employees who signed a letter of dissent against his policies.

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A federal judge last week granted AFGE and allies’ request for a preliminary injunction in a case involving President Trump’s executive order ending collective bargaining agreements for federal workers, ruling the EO is likely illegal.