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BumRushDaShow

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Tue Jan 21, 2025, 07:48 AM Jan 2025

Trump reclassifies thousands of federal employees, making them easier to fire [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Mon 20 Jan 2025 20.49 EST
Last modified on Tue 21 Jan 2025 05.27 EST


Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order reclassifying thousands of federal employees as political hires, making them easier to fire if deemed insufficiently loyal to the new president and his aims.

One of a promised flurry of measures signed on Trump’s first day back in power, the order effectively reinstates “Schedule F”, which sought to allow for the reclassification of tens of thousands of federal workers. Schedule F changed civil service rules to allow for a broad swath of career federal employees to be fired without civil service protection, reclassifying their jobs as political appointments.

In the executive order posted Monday night on the White House website titled “Initial rescissions of harmful executive orders and actions,” Trump revoked an executive order issued by Joe Biden two days after assuming office in 2021.

That order revoked a different late-term Trump order that redesignated many federal civilian employees, which exempted them from civil service protections.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/trump-executive-order-schedule-f

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We tried to tell the USA what magas were going to do....... Lovie777 Jan 2025 #1
These folks will be scared to speak up--even in private settings for fear of getting fired IMHO-this riversedge Jan 2025 #2
They have had years to plan the destruction kerouac2 Jan 2025 #3
Goodbye democracy. Hello fascism. FailureToCommunicate Jan 2025 #4
Authoritarians exert pressure from top down. They hope to replace all employees with compliant cult members Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #5
Hope some MAGOT is the first fired,loses their home,car everything Bengus81 Jan 2025 #6
Im with you johnnyfins Jan 2025 #7
I imagine most federal employees are not MAGA. LisaL Jan 2025 #13
I've known several fed employees who were card carrying MAGA nazis Mysterian Jan 2025 #31
I'm a veteran and a federal employee. HappyLarge Jan 2025 #35
Project 2025 is here. You fuckers either didn't believe it or didn't care. Now you are going to pay the price. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2025 #8
Now WE are going to pay the price Easterncedar Jan 2025 #9
Would be interesting to know how many of these new 'political' class Voted for this clownshow. mackdaddy Jan 2025 #10
Federal Employees as a group went Harris-Walz by double digits. Hugin Jan 2025 #19
Party tickets intelpug Jan 2025 #21
On that bus, there are only Bozos. Layzeebeaver Jan 2025 #20
I wonder if this can be blocked by a court. JohnnyRingo Jan 2025 #11
With this SCOTUS? " Hekate Jan 2025 #29
I actually gave it more thought and it may be moot if it's unconstitutional. JohnnyRingo Jan 2025 #30
What about their collective bargaining agreement? no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2025 #16
PATCO violated the prohibition of federal employees to strike BumRushDaShow Jan 2025 #18
There will be lawsuits upon lawsuits BumRushDaShow Jan 2025 #17
Some people will rise up but... kansasobama Jan 2025 #14
Project 2025 is MAGA for "Mein Kampf" Kid Berwyn Jan 2025 #15
Didn't he do the same thing to the foreign service in his last time around? FakeNoose Jan 2025 #22
Of course sakabatou Jan 2025 #23
If Donnie wants to create an army of thousands of disgruntled federal employees seeking retribution Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #24
One of the first things a dictator does is purge the Civil Service. It's a meritocracy designed to be non-political... Hekate Jan 2025 #25
What a slam on any undecided voters that went for him D. Spaulding Jan 2025 #26
Its an attempt, theres a little protection hedgetrimmer Jan 2025 #27
A President can declassify union workers into at will employees? no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #28
Here come the lawsuits! pfitz59 Jan 2025 #32
Don't federal employees have a union? choie Jan 2025 #33
There are several BumRushDaShow Jan 2025 #34
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