Michael Martinez
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Civil servants have long enjoyed job protections much stronger than what workers in the private sector have.
Michael Martinez says that's by design.
He's a former government attorney who's now part of the legal team at Democracy Forward, which is suing the Trump administration to block the reclassification.
The Trump administration says those job protections have hampered government efficiency.
The administration argues that like a CEO in the private sector, the president must be able to remove those in policymaking roles who don't support his mission.
It's a mission-driven work here in government.
That's really for the American people so that when they hear labor statistics or weather patterns, they can actually trust their government.
Civil servants have long enjoyed job protections much stronger than what workers in the private sector have.
Michael Martinez says that's by design.
He's a former government attorney who's now part of the legal team at Democracy Forward, which is suing the Trump administration to block the reclassification.
The Trump administration says those job protections have hampered government efficiency.
The administration argues that like a CEO in the private sector, the president must be able to remove those in policymaking roles who don't support his mission.
It's a mission-driven work here in government.
That's really for the American people so that when they hear labor statistics or weather patterns, they can actually trust their government.