Terminated Labor Department Employees Reinstated, Union Says (1)

Fired Labor Department employees were reinstated Friday after being discharged last month as part of the Trump administration’s widespread terminations of newer hires, according to a union email obtained by Bloomberg Law.

Those probationary workers are expected to report back to work on Monday, according to the email.

The reinstatements come a day after President Donald Trump told agency leaders to wield a “scalpel” instead of a “hatchet” for workforce cuts. Since the inauguration, the administration has fired tens of thousands of federal employees, including probationary staffers.

“It’s our understanding that this decision affects about 120 employees, most of whom ...