President Trump issued an executive order that ends collective bargaining rights for unionized workers at several federal agencies, invoking national security. A previous March order sought to strip collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of government employees and triggered litigation. A federal judge initially blocked that edict, then a 9th Circuit panel allowed the administration to proceed while the court considers rehearing. Some agencies have begun terminating agreements despite an earlier directive not to do so. The order specifically targets units at agencies including the Bureau of Reclamation hydropower, NASA, NESDIS, the National Weather Service, and the Patent Office. Union leaders call the move retaliation against federal employee union members.
Trump previously issued an order intended to strip the collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of government employees in March, provoking an ongoing court fight. A federal judge blocked the president's edict - but then earlier this month, a panel from the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit allowed the administration to proceed. Government agencies were directed not to terminate any collective bargaining agreements while the litigation over Trump's March order continued, but some have begun to do so, according to Government Executive.
On Monday, the 9th Circuit said in a filing that it would vote on whether the full court will rehear the case. Amid that court fight, Trump issued Thursday's order, which calls for an end to collective bargaining for unionized workers at the Bureau of Reclamation's hydropower units; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service; National Weather Service; Patent and Trademark Office; and
"is another clear example of retaliation against federal employee union members," AFGE's national president said.
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