Federal Worker Contracts Stripped During Trump’s Appeal (1)

May 16, 2025, 11:51 PM UTCUpdated: May 17, 2025, 12:43 AM UTC

The Trump administration was granted a victory in its efforts to nullify collective bargaining rights for federal workers after an appeals court said a district judge’s order shouldn’t remain in place pending an appeal.

The government is likely to prevail in its quest to reverse an injunction ordering it to continue following union contracts for two-thirds of federal workers, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said in its order to grant the administration’s motion to stay.

Central to the dispute is an executive order President Donald Trump signed in March stripping workers of their union rights ...

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