Yesterday at 5 p.m., thousands of our fellow federal employees at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received final separation notices, effective immediately. Thankfully, all CDC employees remain protected under the injunction issued in State of New York v. Kennedy.

Federal Court Halts HHS Layoffs and Restructuring Plan On July 1, 2025, a federal court sided with 19 states and Washington, D.C. , to...

On May 30, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump Administration’s request to immediately move forward with massive layoffs of federal workers. The court kept in place a lower court’s order that blocked these reductions in force (RIFs), which aimed to eliminate tens of thousands of jobs—including many at CDC and other public health agencies. This is a major win for AFGE and working people across the country. The ruling protects jobs while our legal case contin

In the AFGE, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Trump case, the court issued a preliminary injunction on 5/22—a temporary order that blocked the...