Federal Employees Face Layoffs Amid Government Shutdown
Thousands of federal employees are being laid off, prompting unions to seek intervention from a federal judge in San Francisco.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) have asked District Judge Susan Illston to halt the Trump administration's latest round of layoffs.
The case will be heard on Wednesday, as the government shutdown enters its third week.
The two unions represent over 800,000 federal workers, and are seeking a temporary halt to the layoffs.
No statement has been made by the Trump administration regarding the layoffs.
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