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Chelsie Acosta, Salt Lake Education Association Vice President, cheers with other educators and union members in opposition to HB 267: Public Sector Labor Union Amendments, at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, January 31, 2025

TRADE unions representing US government workers are suing President Donald Trump’s administration in an effort to stop the foreign assistance agency being closed down.

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency launched an assault on the US Agency for International Development (USAid) last week, blocking staff from using internal systems and placing thousands of workers on administrative leave.

The Trump administration reportedly slashed the workforce from more than 10,000 to fewer than 300 employees on Thursday. 

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