{"id":2404886,"date":"2025-02-20T19:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T00:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-allows-trumps-federal-workforce-cuts-to-proceed-amid-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T19:06:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T00:06:48","slug":"judge-allows-trumps-federal-workforce-cuts-to-proceed-amid-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-allows-trumps-federal-workforce-cuts-to-proceed-amid-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge allows Trump\u2019s federal workforce cuts to proceed amid lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-allows-trumps-federal-workforce-cuts-to-proceed-amid-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404886&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge, Christopher Cooper, has ruled \u2062that President Donald\u200c Trump&#8217;s initiatives to reduce the federal workforce can proceed despite ongoing legal challenges from labor\u200b unions. The judge denied \u200ca request from five unions to temporarily halt measures such as the\u2063 mass termination of probationary employees and \u200ba &#8220;deferred resignation program&#8221; \u200dthat allows\u200b employees to resign while retaining pay and benefits until September 30. Judge Cooper stated that the \u200bunions need\u200b to address their grievances through the \u200bFederal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute \u2062rather\u200d than the courts. \u200dHis ruling has \u2064been \u200bseen as\u200c a legal\u2063 win\u2063 for Trump, allowing critically important workforce reductions that \u200dhave already impacted tens of thousands of federal employees. The unions had \u200cargued that these\u200d initiatives violate federal\u2064 law and jeopardize their ability to \u200bcollect dues. The\u200b judge&#8217;s \u2062decision marks another\u2064 victory\u2064 for Trump, following a prior ruling\u2063 that also upheld\u200d aspects \u2063of his workforce reduction strategies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Judge allows Trump&rsquo;s federal workforce cuts to proceed amid lawsuit<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal judge on Thursday allowed President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s efforts to shrink the federal workforce to move forward while legal proceedings continue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The ruling by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, appointed by former President Barack Obama, marks a major legal win for Trump after labor unions sought to block mass terminations and other actions aimed at reducing the size of the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper rejected a request from five unions representing federal employees to halt Trump&rsquo;s initiatives temporarily. Those include mass firings of probationary employees, large-scale reductions in the federal workforce, and the administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;deferred resignation program,&rdquo; which allows employees to resign but retain full pay and benefits until Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.277419\/gov.uscourts.dcd.277419.28.0_6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">16-page ruling<\/a>, Cooper said the unions must pursue their legal challenges through the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">governs federal labor relations<\/a>, rather than through the courts. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Federal district judges are duty-bound to decide legal issues based on even-handed application of law and precedent&mdash;no matter the identity of the litigants or, regrettably at times, the consequences of their rulings for average people,&rdquo; Cooper wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The unions, including the National Treasury Employees Union and the National Federation of Federal Employees, argued that Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-says-it-does-not-buy-fetal-tissue-any-more\/\" title=\"FDA Says It Does Not Buy Fetal Tissue \u2014 Any More\">actions violate federal law<\/a> and would harm their ability to collect dues from members. <\/p>\n<p>However, the judge ruled that the Federal Labor Relations Authority, which enforces labor laws for federal workers, has jurisdiction over these claims, indicating that they should be brought before that authority instead of a federal court.<\/p>\n<p>Since Trump&rsquo;s Feb. 11 executive order directing agencies to shrink their ranks, tens of thousands of federal employees have been terminated, affecting roles in public health, aviation safety, and banking oversight. Approximately 75,000 employees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3319205\/75000-federal-employees-take-trump-resignation-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">have accepted<\/a> the resignation program so far, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3324218\/trump-legal-wins-executive-action-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP NOTCHES SOME LEGAL WINS AMID COURT BATTLES\">TRUMP NOTCHES SOME LEGAL WINS AMID COURT BATTLES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ruling by Cooper puts another victory in Trump&rsquo;s column after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3318893\/judge-reinstates-trump-deferred-resignation-offer-federal-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">separate decision<\/a> by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-supreme-court-to-decide-on-hearing-suit-declaring-all-male-draft-discriminatory\/\" title=\"Report: Supreme Court to Decide on Hearing Suit Declaring All-Male Draft Discriminatory\">federal district court judge<\/a> last week allowed the deferred resignation program to proceed, though without addressing the merits of whether the program is legal.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump and his supporters have cheered the early success of the program as a way to save taxpayer funds, the plan could still result in significant costs, such as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3325231\/trump-mass-layoffs-cost-government-billions-unemployment-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">estimated $2.3 billion<\/a> in unemployment benefits, if the administration succeeds in shaving off 10% of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script 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