US judge blocks Trump from ending union bargaining for many federal workers
Source: Reuters
April 25, 2025 5:20 PM EDT Updated an hour ago
April 25 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the administration of President Donald Trump from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal employees of the ability to unionize and collectively bargain over working conditions.
Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, D.C., blocked an executive order Trump issued in March from being implemented pending the outcome of a lawsuit by the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents about 160,000 federal employees.
The union says Trump's order, which exempted more than a dozen federal agencies from obligations to bargain with unions, violates federal workers' labor rights and the U.S. Constitution.
Eliminating collective bargaining would make it easier for agencies to alter working conditions and fire or discipline workers. And it could prevent federal worker unions from challenging Trump administration initiatives in court. Friedman, an appointee of Democratic President Bill Clinton, said he would issue an opinion explaining his decision in the next few days. The White House and the NTEU did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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