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Trump administration attempts large-scale federal employee layoffs during government shutdown
Update: On October 22, 2025, the temporary restraining order blocking further large-scale layoffs of federal employees during the government shutdown was expanded to include federal employees represented by additional unions, including the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, AFL-CIO (IFPTE), and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).
Timeline:
October 1, 2025: Federal government shutdown goes into effect, as the Congress is unable to reach a short-term spending deal to keep the government funded.
October 10, 2025: The Trump administration sends layoff notices to thousands of federal employees at 7 different agencies.
October 15, 2025: A federal judge places a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration from doing further RIFs during the shutdown, in a lawsuit brought by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), which represent many federal workers.
https://www.epi.org/policywatch/trump-administration-attempts-large-scale-federal-employee-layoffs-during-government-shutdown/