US Edition20 Republicans vote with Democrats to repeal Trump order ending union rights at federal agencies
The House passed the Protect America's Workforce Act 231-195 to restore collective bargaining rights for about 1 million federal workers, with 20 Republicans joining Democrats.
- On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protect America's Workforce Act 231 to 195, with 20 Republicans joining Democrats.
- Amid the orders' broad scope, President Donald Trump's March executive order sought to exempt agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs, EPA, DOJ, and later NASA, USAGM, and NOAA, from collective bargaining.
- By filing a discharge petition, Jared Golden forced a House vote that met the 218 signatures requirement from the full Democratic caucus plus five Republicans, while a Wednesday vote won support from 13 Republicans and a later step drew 22 Republicans.
- The GOP-controlled Senate is unlikely to act, and the measure needs President Donald Trump's signature; organized labor advanced the bill as a backstop while rebuking House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with moderate Republicans opposing the union-stripping push.
- AFL‑CIO president Liz Shuler thanked Jared Golden and Brian Fitzpatrick for securing a `rare bipartisan majority` as the Supreme Court conservative supermajority complicates legal remedies and 200,000 federal employees face displacement in the reshaped administrative state.
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A total of 20 Republican legislators joined the Democratic bloc of the House of Representatives on Thursday to pass a bill that seeks to reverse one of President Donald Trump's executive orders: blocking most unions in federal agencies.Read more]]>
Republicans join Democrats in voting to overturn Trump executive order
One of President Donald Trump's executive orders was just overturned by the House of Representatives — with plenty of Republicans voting with Democrats to do so.The AFL-CIO labor union announced Thursday that a bipartisan majority in the House voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550), with all 211 Democrats and 20 Republicans voting in favor of the legislation. H.R. 2550 would restore collective bargaining rights for more th…
Bipartisan House Vote Challenges Trump's Executive Order on Federal Workers' Rights
Bipartisan House Vote Challenges Trump's Executive Order on Federal Workers' Rights The House of Representatives took a significant step Thursday, with 20 Republicans joining Democrats to pass a bill aiming to reinstate collective bargaining rights for federal employees.The legislation counters an executive order by President Donald Trump, issued in March, that sought to restrict such rights amid national security concerns.While the bill's futur…
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House votes to nullify Trump order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers
The House voted to repeal President Donald Trump's executive order from earlier this year that aimed to remove collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
House Republicans Actually Rebuked Trump Over Labor Rights
Bill Clark/APThe House overturned one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders for the first time, passing a bill that restores federal workers’ bargaining rights.The bill passed in a 231-195 vote, with 20 Republicans joining Democrats. The vote was the result of a discharge petition brought forward by Democrat Rep. Jared Golden, who is retiring at the end of this term.The vote is a rare rebuke of Trump’s policies; congressional Republicans …
House Republicans vote with Democrats to void Trump order against collective bargaining
Nearly two dozen House Republicans broke from President Trump Thursday as they voted with Democrats to nullify an executive order from Mr. Trump that stripped collective bargaining rights from unionized federal workers.
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