Union Challenges Trump’s Executive Order to Eliminate Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers
The National Treasury Employees Union, representing 150,000 U.S. government employees, has taken legal action against President Donald Trump’s recent executive order. The lawsuit, filed in a Washington, D.C. federal court, aims to prevent the stripping of federal workers’ ability to collectively bargain with government agencies through their unions. The union argues that Trump’s order, which exempts certain agencies from collective bargaining obligations, violates workers’ labor rights and the U.S. Constitution.
In response to Trump’s order, eight federal agencies have also initiated legal proceedings against numerous local union affiliates in an attempt to invalidate existing union contracts covering thousands of workers. The elimination of collective bargaining could grant agencies greater flexibility to make changes to working conditions, such as those related to budget cuts and employee discipline. Trump has justified his order by citing the need to protect national security.
The NTEU asserts in its lawsuit that Trump’s order was not motivated by genuine national security concerns but rather by a desire to make it easier to dismiss federal employees and a bias against the unions that have challenged his administration’s policies. The union is seeking a court ruling to block Trump’s order and prevent federal agencies from implementing it.
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