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Federal workers union leader talks about the government shutdown

By Leila Fadel
Published October 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM CDT

The American Federation of Government Employees filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's threat of mass layoffs during the shutdown. NPR speaks with the union's president Everett Kelley.

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Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.