State conversion under Trump: Listenships threatened by mass disciplines!

State conversion under Trump: Listenships threatened by mass disciplines!

In the United States, the civil service faces a dramatic turn: Donald Trump has stopped billions in foreign aid, which results in the dismissal of thousands of USAID (United States Agency for International Development). This reports ZDF. Affected people, such as the 30-year-old Helen, who previously worked in international conflict prevention, describe that she lost her job on a fate day on February 14th. By freezing the funds, their financing could not be maintained, which led to an abrupt end of their project. Now, like many others, she has to pull back to her family because the loss of work has destroyed all the plans.

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Under Trump's instruction, Elon Musk receives power to significantly redesign the state apparatus. A newly founded committee called Doge (Department of Government Efficiency) is intended to help drastically reduce government spending and to clear the bureaucracy. Trump’s radical measures aim to “release all unnecessary, incompetent and corrupt bureaucrats”, as he announced at a conference for American rights. This has already led to massive layoffs within the US authorities, which is heavily criticized by the AFGE union. AFGE boss Everett Kelley accuses Trump and Musk to show a contempt for the valuable work of the state employees and to bring them into a hopeless situation, as

The situation is characterized by uncertainty and despair. U.S.ID employees complain about the lack of communication on the part of the authority, which she leaves in the dark. Helen and her colleagues are not only confronted with the loss of their employment, but also with a ban on communication that prohibits them to speak to former or current employees of the authority. This leaves many to a certain extent helpless, divides ZDF with.