Federal Employee Union
Appears in 6 stories · Last updated Nov 9, 2026
Suing to block the reorganization
The Agriculture Department has cut its workforce by about 20% since December 2024, from 91,000 employees to 73,000. It also wants to move about half its Washington-area staff to offices around the country.
Updated 2 days ago
Lead plaintiff; called the October 13 ruling a 'huge win'
won a court-ordered pause this week It also bars moving employees outside their local commuting area and enforcing relocation letters across eight department components, including the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Maryland. In early November, USDA asked the judge to lift that pause, saying it "significantly hinders" operations across the department.
Updated 5 days ago
As of August 2026: Lead plaintiff against the rule
About 8,000 senior federal workers lost civil service protections on June 3, when President Trump moved them into a new job category called Schedule Policy/Career. Two unions and a nonprofit coalition have since filed amended lawsuits, but no judge has blocked the change.
Updated Aug 8
As of August 2026: Suing DoD directly over Hegseth's contract terminations in Maryland federal court, while the VA fight continues in Rhode Island; lost its last Ninth Circuit appeal option in June 2026
Donald Trump's March 2025 order stripping collective bargaining rights from most of the federal workforce has survived its biggest court test. In June 2026, the Ninth Circuit closed off any further appeal in the union's lead case, clearing the way for agencies to keep canceling contracts nationwide.
As of May 2026: Opposing workforce reductions
For decades, roughly 1,250 Social Security field offices operated as independent mini-agencies, each staffed with employees who knew their local communities and state-specific rules. On March 7, 2026, the Social Security Administration replaced that model with two centralized systems that route beneficiaries to any available representative anywhere in the country. When a retiree in Maine calls about a claim, they may now speak with an employee in Arizona who has never handled that state's rules.
Updated May 30
As of May 2026: Lead plaintiff in lawsuit challenging USAID shutdown
Hours after taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order freezing all U.S. foreign aid for 90 days. Stop-work orders shuttered HIV clinics in Ivory Coast, refugee camps lost infrastructure support, and 3.8 million women lost access to contraceptive care.
Updated May 19
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