By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-makes-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers-for-misconduct Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump makes it easier to fire federal workers for misconduct Nation May 25, 2018 5:20 PM EDT WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is taking steps to make it easier to fire federal workers for misconduct. Trump signed a series of executive orders Friday directing agencies to make changes his staff says Congress has ignored. The executive orders to overhaul the civil service call for: —Negotiating smarter contracts with federal employee unions. —Renegotiating contracts to limit to 25 percent the amount of time federal employees who are authorized to work on behalf of a labor union can spend on union business during work hours. The administration says this and other changes could save taxpayers $100 million annually. —And streamlining the length of time needed to fire a federal worker for poor performance. The process currently takes between six months and a year, longer if the dismissal is appealed. This story will be updated. By — Associated Press Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is taking steps to make it easier to fire federal workers for misconduct. Trump signed a series of executive orders Friday directing agencies to make changes his staff says Congress has ignored. The executive orders to overhaul the civil service call for: —Negotiating smarter contracts with federal employee unions. —Renegotiating contracts to limit to 25 percent the amount of time federal employees who are authorized to work on behalf of a labor union can spend on union business during work hours. The administration says this and other changes could save taxpayers $100 million annually. —And streamlining the length of time needed to fire a federal worker for poor performance. The process currently takes between six months and a year, longer if the dismissal is appealed. This story will be updated.