The Union for Trans Liberation said A4TE management notified union representatives after 5 p.m. July 20 that the organization was entering a period of “economic retrenchment.” “A4TE management just publicly announced layoffs in violation of our new CBA,” U4TL wrote on Instagram on July 21. The conflict deepened Thursday, when union representatives met with A4TE’s executive leadership team for the first time since the announcement. The organization oversees the U.S. Transgender Survey, whose more than 84,000 respondents produced the country’s most extensive data on transgender life . Editor's note: This story has been updated with remarks from A4TE management.