Hey there! 👋 Have you ever wondered how the government works and who runs it? Well, here’s an interesting story happening right now in the United States!
President Donald Trump wants to make the government smaller by letting go (that’s a nicer way of saying “firing”) a lot of people who work for it. These workers are called federal employees, and there are about 2.3 million of them! That’s a huge number—imagine filling up thousands of big stadiums! 🏟️🏟️🏟️
But wait! Some groups called labor unions, which help protect workers’ rights, said, “Hold on! You can’t just fire all these people!” They went to court to try to stop President Trump from doing this.
A judge named Christopher Cooper listened to both sides. He said that even though these firings are causing a lot of problems, he might not have the power to stop them right now. He suggested that the unions need to take their complaints to a special place called the Federal Labor Relations Authority, which handles these kinds of issues.
So, the judge decided that the mass firings can continue for now. This means President Trump can keep making the government smaller by cutting jobs. But the unions aren’t giving up! 💪 They believe that what the President is doing isn’t fair, and they’re going to keep fighting to protect the workers.
This is a big deal because it affects lots of people and how the government works. It’s like if the principal of a school wanted to close some classes, and the teachers and students tried to stop it.
What do you think about this situation? Do you think it’s okay to let so many workers go to make the government smaller? Or do you think there might be a better way? 🤔
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Judge allows Trump's mass firings of federal workers to continue
cgtn.com
