The Star is reporting on the jobs lost across the KC metro and the local effects of the federal firings and layoffs going forward.

The Kansas City union will hold a rally in front of Union Station on March 15 to protest the layoffs. The public could see a ripple effect from IRS layoffs. The 2025 tax season is underway, and the IRS expects more than 140 million returns to be filed by April 15, according to the AP.

On a day when dangerously cold weather forced the Internal Revenue Service to close its downtown processing center, hundreds of probationary employees are on notice that their jobs are likely going away.

Layoffs could begin for IRS employees in Kansas City on Wednesday. Shannon Ellis, president of NTEU Chapter 66, announced in a Facebook video that probationary employees would be terminated without specifics on timing or scope.

While tax season ramps up, the Trump administration’s wave of federal employee layoffs is expected to hit the IRS offices in Kansas City this week, according to one union leader. Workers with less tenure at the already-understaffed location are likely to be most affected.