US EditionFederal employees union sues over Trump move to block collective bargaining
- The National Treasury Employees Union filed suit Monday in a federal court in Washington, D.C.
- This action challenges an executive order issued last week that stripped collective bargaining rights from many federal employees.
- The order affects hundreds of thousands of government workers across numerous departments like Defense and Treasury.
- Specifically, the union represents over 150,000 government employees impacted by the directive.
- The lawsuit seeks to reverse the president's order and restore the affected employees' labor protections.
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Unions Form Pro Bono Legal Network for Federal Workers Targeted by Trump
The nation’s largest federation of unions has put together a pro bono legal network that aims to help federal employees whose jobs have been lost or threatened under the Trump administration. More than 1,000 lawyers in 42 states have completed training in order to offer their services, organizers said. The new pro bono group — called Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network, which is expected to be formally introduced on Wednesday — was fo…
'Not just about our union': Local federal workers protest Trump administration actions they say harms them and the public - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Several dozen federal union workers and supporters rallied on Wednesday in Downtown Pittsburgh against recent attacks on public sector unions and workers by the Trump administration. Members of the National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 34 and several chapters of the American Federation of Government Employees organized the “Rally for Respect” outside of the Moorhead Federal Building in response to last month’s executive order by President D…
Trump Is Trying to Axe Collective Bargaining for 1 Million Federal Employees
On Monday morning, lawyers for six trade unions that represent federal employees went to federal court in San Francisco, seeking a temporary restraining order against Trump’s recently signed executive order that aims to end collective bargaining rights for their members. Trump’s order is couched in the language of national security, asserting that a union presence in 18 agencies — ranging… Source
What's really behind Trump's war on federal unions?
Last week, President Trump escalated his administration’s war on the federal workforce and workers’ rights when he signed an executive order to end collective bargaining with federal labor unions across the government. The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents 150,000 government employees, has sued the Trump administration over the executive order. In response to these intensifying assaults on federal workers, agencies, and critica…
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