Trump administration plans sweeping layoffs among workers who don’t opt to resign
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The Trump administration is planning widespread layoffs among the federal workforce soon, leaving employees who don’t accept its deferred resignation offer at risk of losing their jobs, two Trump administration officials told CNN.
The Trump administration is planning widespread layoffs among the federal workforce soon, leaving employees who don’t accept its deferred resignation offer at risk of losing their jobs, two Trump administration officials told CNN. The layoffs, which are being referred to internally as sweeping “Reductions in Force,” are expected to begin soon after the Thursday deadline that the Office of Personnel Management set for workers to accept the resignation package, the officials said. The package allows them to leave voluntarily and be paid through September 30 but not have to continue working. The controversial offer, which unions have urged members not to accept, was unveiled in a mass email from the OPM to federal employees on January 28. More than 20,000 staffers have agreed to the deferred resignation offer, one of the administration officials said. That number is “rapidly growing,” according to the official, who noted that the 20,000 figure isn’t current.
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