Everett Kelley

Rule Changes

Leading legal opposition

About 8,000 senior federal workers lost civil service protections on June 3, when President Trump moved them into a new job category called Schedule Policy/Career. Two unions and a nonprofit coalition have since filed amended lawsuits, but no judge has blocked the change.

Updated Aug 8

Rule Changes

Suing the Pentagon directly over Hegseth's contract terminations while continuing to press the VA case; welcomed the third court enforcement order in August 2026

Donald Trump's March 2025 order stripping collective bargaining rights from most of the federal workforce has survived its biggest court test. In June 2026, the Ninth Circuit closed off any further appeal in the union's lead case, clearing the way for agencies to keep canceling contracts nationwide.

Updated Aug 8