There are more than 200 cases concerning government structure and personnel that have been filed in federal court, many by unions, including NAGE. Most of these cases remain pending https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/

• RIF Preliminary Injunction NAGE, and several other unions, have filed an action in the Northern District of California challenging the Administration’s actions in conducting RIFs during a government shutdown. NAGE believes the action violates the Anti-Deficiency Act and the Administrative Procedure Act.  The Judge has granted a Preliminary Injunction enjoining the government from conducting Shutdown RIFs in programs or activities where the unions have members and current and former bargaining units (former because we are still challenging 14251). 

• Currently determining how the end of the shutdown and related legislation impact the case. 

• If you are aware of RIFs that were issued during the shutdown, but not rescinded, please contact our office.

• EO14251:  NAGE is actively involved in litigation in the Northern District of California to challenge the unlawful actions of the Administration regarding Executive Order 14251 Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs

• The lower case remains on hold while the Ninth Circuit considers pending appeals. 

• Some agencies have fully implemented Executive Order 14251, refusing to participate any further in collective bargaining, process grievances, or participate in arbitrations, and unilaterally cancelling existing collective bargaining agreements. 

• Merit Staffing: NAGE along with, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), filed a lawsuit challenging the inclusion of a “loyalty question” seeking fealty to the Trump-Vance administration on federal civil service job applications, noting that more than 1,700 job posts have included the essay question since October 1. Today, 11/19/2025, we filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in this case.