By Seema Nanda
Since January, the basic human dignity of hundreds of thousands of federal workers has been violated. The people who care for our veterans, inspect our food, water, and medicine, support our cities and schools, protect our health and safety on the job, and keep us safe during accidents and disasters are being recklessly and abruptly dismissed from jobs their families and communities rely on.
Last Tuesday, the crisis escalated. The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could move forward with Reductions in Force (RIF) plans at around 20 federal agencies and departments, allowing the firing of thousands more federal workers while litigation continues. As early as this week, workers have received emails that they have been “officially separated” from their jobs by the end of the next day.
The Supreme Court has ensured more pain to come from the chaos created by the Trump administration and its unaccountable DOGE, with ongoing massive job losses in the federal sector and extraordinary confusion and anxiety among federal employees. Every week more workers and their families are left wondering: is what’s happening to me legal? What are my rights? What will happen to my health insurance, my pension?
Federal workers’ unions and allied organizations are fighting back in court, but the thousands of workers affected need counsel to understand their rights and individualized legal guidance and support.
That’s why today, I am calling on all lawyers previously...
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