FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Matt Dorsey
(202) 550-6987
July 9, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM), denounces a Supreme Court ruling issued yesterday evening which allows for President Trump to carry out wide-scale plans to reorganize the civil service and use Reductions in Force (RIFs) to terminate thousands of federal workers without Congressional authorization. The litigation is still ongoing, and the Supreme Court did not provide a ruling on the legality of agency-specific reorganization or RIF plans.
“Despite the Supreme Court’s decision, NFFE and our labor allies will continue to defend federal employees and the essential services they provide to the American people,” said NFFE National President Randy Erwin. “It is our view that the Constitution does not allow the President to implement mass layoffs or a reckless reorganization of the civil service without the approval of Congress. Yesterday’s ruling does not change that fact, and we will continue to make this argument as the judicial process plays out.”
“It is shameful that the President and his supporters are attempting to trample over the Constitution to put working people out on the streets and dismantle critical services that the American people depend on every day,” continued Erwin. “85% of federal workers serve their communities outside of D.C. and 30% are veterans. If the President follows through with mass layoffs, across the country veterans will receive worse healthcare or lose their jobs, our public lands will be overtaken by wildfires, our military will not be properly maintained, and local economies will be decimated. Regardless of the legality of these plans, if carried out, the result will be a complete disaster for our nation.”