Multiple unions representing federal workers sued the Trump administration seeking to block planned cuts of more than 10,000 jobs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, arguing the layoffs are unlawful and were not approved by Congress. The unions say FEMA plans to stop renewing temporary and on-call disaster response contracts, which could undermine emergency preparedness, and that the cuts violate a recent law barring federal layoffs through late January. The lawsuit is part of broader legal efforts to challenge mass layoffs across the federal government.
See "Unions sue to block thousands of staffing cuts at FEMA", Daniel Wiessner, Reuters, February 2, 2026