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Federal workers union leader talks about the government shutdown

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 is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering race and identity. Starting in February 2022, she will be one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.