AFGE President Everett Kelley Condemns Trump Administration Illegal Mass firings
October 10, 2025
Largest federal employee union demands Congress end the government shutdown immediately
WASHINGTON – Today, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest union representing more than 800,000 federal and D.C. government employees condemned the Trump administration’s decision to illegally fire thousands of federal employees during the government shutdown.
AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement:
“It is disgraceful that the Trump administration has used the government shutdown as an excuse to illegally fire thousands of workers who provide critical services to communities across the country.
“These workers show up every day to serve the American people, and for the past nine months have been met with nothing but cruelty and viciousness from President Trump. Every single American citizen should be outraged.
https://www.afge.org/publication/afge-president-everett-kelley-condemns-trump-administration-illegal-mass-firings/