Trump Orders Reverberate at Agencies, Union Officials Say (1)

Implementation of three executive orders aimed at federal employees is causing “chaos” at federal agencies, a union leader said July 12.

“This week, union officials at the Social Security Administration were stripped of access, including telephones, internet, and even bulletin boards,” J. David Cox Sr., president of the American Federation of Government Employees, told reporters at a mid-afternoon news conference. The changes were made in response to one of the orders that said government property should no longer be used by union officials, he said.

The orders issued by President Donald Trump in May make it easier to fire federal ...