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The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate most fired probationary staff

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People protest in support of federal workers in Washington on 4 March. Photograph: Gent Shkullaku/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

A federal judge in California granted a preliminary injunction to reinstate thousands of fired probationary workers at federal agencies as part of a lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees.

The ruling by the judge William H Alsup in the US district court for the northern district of California applies to fired probationary employees at the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior and the Department of the Treasury.

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