Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit August 11, 1981, Nos. 81-1294 to 81-1298 (National Treasury Employees Union v. Reagan)

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

In these cases, we are called upon to determine the legality of the federal hiring freeze ordered by President Reagan on January 20, 1981, as it applies to those persons who had been notified between November 5,1980, and January 20, 1981, that they had been unconditionally selected for federal jobs and who had not begun work