Talks Advance to Form First Attorney Union at Justice Department

Environmental lawyers are attempting to form the first known union of litigating attorneys in Justice Department history, a campaign sparked by return-to-office mandates and fears of political intervention, employee and labor organizers said.

Environment and Natural Resources Division trial attorneys have been collecting signatures of support after reaching out to the National Treasury Employees Union last year. They’re well on their way to meet a goal of gathering forms from at least half of the roughly 350 eligible lawyers and holding a representation election by October, said a member of the organizing committee.

Lawyers at other government offices have long ...