Judge clears path for President Trump's workforce downsizing plan

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A federal judge has now made it easier for President Donald Trump to implement his plan to downsize the federal workforce by offering a deferred resignation program. U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. found that the group of federal labor unions that originally stopped the buyout didn't actually have any legal standing to challenge the deferred resignation. Trump wants to use the deferred resignation program as a way to incentivize government employees to quit. FULL STORY: https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/judge-clears-way-for-trumps-federal-workforce-downsizing-with-deferred-resignation-plan-elon-musk-labor-unions-buyout-government-employees# Stay up to date with our digital and social media content: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NBCMontana Twitter: https://twitter.com/NBCMontana Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nbc_montana/ Latest local news and weather: https://nbcmontana.com/ Latest Weather Forecast: https://nbcmontana.com/weather Download our App: https://nbcmontana.com/station/nbc-montana-news-and-weather-app Share Your Photos and Videos: https://NBCMontana.com/ChimeIn Send us News Tips: [email protected] Call our newsroom: 406-721-5642 NBC Montana is a MT based station and a NBC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs, or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. #montana #montanamoment #nbcmontana #mtwx #news