Labor Union
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Federal employee union representing 800,000 workers, including 800 at USAID. - Lead plaintiff in lawsuit challenging USAID shutdown
Hours after taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order freezing all U.S. foreign aid for 90 days. What followed was the systematic dismantlement of USAID, the government's humanitarian arm: stop-work orders shuttered HIV clinics in Ivory Coast, refugee camps lost infrastructure support, and 3.8 million women lost access to contraceptive care. By March, the administration had terminated 5,800 contracts, fired over 1,600 employees, and placed nearly all of USAID's 4,700 workers on leave. Secretary of State Marco Rubio took control of the agency, calling it "completely unresponsive" and announcing plans to absorb what remains into the State Department.
Updated Jan 7
AFGE is the largest federal employee union and the primary target of Trump’s bargaining ban. - Lead plaintiff and chief organizing force against Trump’s union exclusion orders
Donald Trump tried to rewrite federal labor law with a single March executive order, yanking collective bargaining rights from most of the civil service under a sweeping "national security" label. On December 11, the House — powered by a rare discharge petition and 20 Republican defections — voted 231–195 to tear that order up.
Updated Dec 12, 2025
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