Federal Unions Sue to Block Trump Administration Plan to Strip Job Protections for 50,000 Civil Servants

50,000 career federal employees — about 2% of the 2.3 million civilian federal workforce — face reclassification to at-will status

The federal government currently has about 4,000 political appointees — the reclassification would add roughly 12× that number of at-will positions

94% of the 40,500 public comments on the proposed rule opposed the reclassification

Reclassified employees would lose the right to appeal firings to the Merit Systems Protection Board and would rely on internal agency processes for whistleblower protections

The Saving the Civil Service Act (S. 134) has 18 co-sponsors — all Democrats or independents — and has not received a committee hearing