Several unions representing federal employees have filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy that would reclassify about 50,000 government workers as at-will employees under a new category called “Schedule Policy/Career.” The change would make it easier to fire workers and limit their ability to appeal dismissals. Unions argue the policy violates federal law and threatens the merit-based civil service system by allowing political influence over government jobs.
See "Unions sue over Trump's efforts to nix federal worker job protections", Daniel Wiessner, Reuters, March 6, 2026