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President Donald Trump is ending collective bargaining with federal labor unions in agencies with national security missions across the federal government, citing authority granted him under a 1978 law.
Multiple federal unions are already preparing to take legal action against Trump’s executive order, calling the move to end collective bargaining illegal.
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The Nation on MSNDonald Trump Is Shuttering a Little-Known Labor-Management Agency That Supports Collective BargainingDonald Trump campaigned for the presidency promising to fight for working people. While the hypocrisy of this claim has been clear from day one of his presidency, the evidence continues to mount.
The lawsuit states collective bargaining agreements with federal employees are a “serious impediment to effective agency operations and national security."
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The Trump administration's order cites a 1978 law that restricts some union action for national security purposes.
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