US EditionAppeals court lifts block on Trump executive order targeting federal worker unions
- An appeals court removed the injunction preventing President Donald Trump’s March 2025 directive, which seeks to eliminate union negotiation privileges for a large number of federal workers, allowing its enforcement amid ongoing litigation.
- The ruling came after unions filed a lawsuit challenging the order, but the court found the unions lacked legal standing to sue and ruled mostly on technical grounds.
- The order affects over a dozen federal agencies, including the IRS, EPA, Health and Human Services, and seeks to expand exemptions to exclude more workers than previous presidents.
- The court stated the unions failed to show irreparable harm, noting that any harms are speculative because the government has paused terminating collective bargaining agreements during ongoing litigation.
- The ruling allows the administration to move forward with the order, which the government says is needed to downsize the federal workforce and ensure national security, while legal challenges continue.
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An appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees while a lawsuit plays out.The Friday ruling came after the Trump administration asked for an emergency pause on a judge’s order blocking enforcement at roughly three dozen agencies and departments.A split three-judge panel in the nation’s capital sided with government lawyer…
An appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump's executive order to end collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees while a lawsuit proceeds, according to a report…
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