7/15/2025 - Members of Congress Urge Administration to Halt Mass Firing Plans

Jul 22, 2025

Members of Congress Urge Administration to Halt Mass Firing Plans

A group of 74 House members, led by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), are urging the administration to halt plans to conduct further mass firings of federal employees in a letter sent to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought last week.

“Resuming RIFs and reorganizations is premature and risks irreversible harm to federal employees and to our nation. Career civil servants are not expendable pawns, but actual people whose jobs matter,” the lawmakers wrote.

While the Supreme Court lifted the district court’s injunction on agency reorganization or RIF plans on procedural grounds, the court said it was not assessing the legality of any particular agency’s layoff plans or how they’ve been implemented so far.

We thank our allies in Congress for supporting federal employees, and we will continue to fight any unlawful firings. Write to your representatives and urge them to stand with us in this fight!

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Chapter 66 President Discusses Impacts of Mass Firings

Chapter 66 (IRS Kansas City Service Center) President Shannon Ellis spoke to NPR-affiliate KCUR about how the administration’s policies are impacting the federal employees in Kansas City, their community and the public services Americans rely on.

“Employees at the IRS are considered evil in some ways, because we collect the revenue. But the reality is the revenue goes to fund agencies such as Veterans Affairs, the SNAP programs, food stamps, the school lunches, early childhood development programs,” Ellis said.

Chapter 284 Helps Employees Get the Answers They Need

Chapter 284 (IRS Atlanta Campus) recently hosted a “Know Before You Go” event to help educate members on the deferred resignation program. United Benefits was on hand to answer questions and the chapter provided snacks and giveaways.

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