Trump administration firing hundreds of FAA workers

Hundreds of workers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have been laid off despite rising concerns about understaffing, as the Trump administration seeks to rein in federal spending.

David Spero, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union, said in a statement that several hundred probationary employees were notified Friday evening by messages from an "exec order" Microsoft email address, not an official government email address. The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists is the union that represents the employees. 

"Troubled" by the decision, Spero expected more employees to be notified over the weekend and believes it's possible that some may even be "barred from entering FAA buildings," on Tuesday.