The employees were terminated in a move that will cripple an agency that has been understaffed and underfunded for years, the union leader said.

Kansas City Following days of uncertainty for Kansas City’s federal workforce, IRS employees learned in a Feb. 18 video message that their jobs would be among the first on President Donald Trump’s chopping block.

At least 100 IRS employees were laid off on Thursday and the local union representing these workers anticipates more layoffs, possibly up to 1,000.