A coalition of unions representing federal employees sued Wednesday over President Trump’s executive order that lays the groundwork for mass layoffs across the government.

Trump signed the order in the Oval Office on Tuesday alongside Elon Musk, whose Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has looked to dismantle large aspects of the federal bureaucracy at a rapid pace.

“The Unions bring this action to protect the workers they represent from the Executive Branch’s attempts to dismantle the federal government through the mass firings of hundreds of thousands of employees,”

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