More unions sue following second edict banning them, alleging retaliation

"A pair of independent unions on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over the president's move last week add more than half a dozen agencies to a March executive order aimed at banning collective bargaining for most federal workers, alleging that the White House retaliated against them for exercising their union rights. The pair of orders cite a seldom-used provision of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act to exempt agencies that employ roughly two-thirds of the federal workforce from federal sector labor law on the premise"

"that collective bargaining improperly interferes with national security work. The measures already is the subject of an array of legal challenges, all still moving through the federal judiciary. The latest suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., comes from the National Weather Service Employees Organization, which represents workers in three National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offices targeted by last week's order, as well as the Patent Office Professional Association, which represents U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employees."

A pair of independent unions sued the Trump administration after the president added over half a dozen agencies to a March executive order banning collective bargaining for most federal workers, alleging White House retaliation for exercising union rights. The orders rely on a provision of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act to exempt agencies employing roughly two-thirds of the federal workforce from federal sector labor law on national security grounds. The measures face multiple legal challenges. The suits filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., include the National Weather Service Employees Organization and the Patent Office Professional Association. Complaints assert targeted decertification tied to First Amendment objections and cite specific contract grievances over telework cancellations.

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