US EditionEPA dissolves union contract, AFGE says
UNITED STATES, AUG 9 – EPA ends collective bargaining agreements with unions representing 8,000 employees following VA's similar move affecting over 370,000 workers, part of a federal effort to reduce union influence.
- On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency said it would no longer recognize its federal unions, terminating all collective bargaining agreements effective immediately and making EPA the second agency this week to do so.
- Legal backing from a court decision on August 1 enabled President Trump to proceed with exempting federal agencies from union negotiations, based on his March executive order.
- Impacted unions include the American Federation of Government Employees, the National Association of Government Employees, Engineers and Scientists of California, and NAIL, with 8,000 EPA employees planning a legal response.
- EPA said effective immediately, grievance procedures are no longer in effect, official time past Aug. 9 will not be approved, and office space will be reclaimed.
- AFGE is a plaintiff in lawsuits challenging the EPA's termination of union contracts, with the agency working to implement President Donald Trump’s executive orders in compliance with the law.
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EPA terminates federal union contracts, effective immediately
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it will no longer recognize its federal unions and that all collective bargaining agreements are terminated, effective immediately. EPA’s announcement makes it the second known agency this week to cancel collective bargaining for agency employees, following a similar announcement at the Department of Veterans Affairs two days ago. The impacted unions are the American Federation of Government Employ…
EPA ends four union contracts in line with Trump executive order
Among the four unions is the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest representing EPA employees. Contracts with the National Association of Government Employees, Engineers and Scientists of California, and the National Association of Independent Labor were also given the axe. Though only being carried out on Friday, the move was in accordance with an... The post EPA ends four union contracts in line with Trump executive order ap…
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