US judge blocks Trump buyout program as 60,000 sign up to quit


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  • Friday, 07 Feb 2025

U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks as demonstrators rally during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and the actions he has taken in the first weeks of his presidency, outside of the Department of Labor in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

(Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's proposed buyout for federal workers until at least Monday, giving an initial win to labor unions that sued to stop it.

Even as the program was stayed, more than 60,000 federal employees have already accepted the buyout offer, a White House source told Reuters.

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