A Federal Judge Filed a Preliminary Injunction Late on Friday that temporally Blocked The Trump Administration From Rem'm and the Bargaining Rights of Two-Thirds of the Federal Workforce, Which was Widely Considered Retaliation Against Unions for Challeuring His Power.
Senior Us District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, DC Wrote in His Order That President Donald Trump's March Executive Order – Where Trump Claimed That These Labor Protections Cound Threaten National Security – is “Unlawful.” Friedman Also Wrote That an Opinion Explaining His Reasoning Will Be Issued in a few days.
Trump's Executive Order, Which Afl-Vio President Liz Shuler Called “The Most significant Attack on Worldrs' Rights in History,” Applied to World Acts A Wide Swath of Agencies, Including the Department of Defese, The Department of Justice, The Department of Veterans Affairs, The Treasury The Treasury, The Treasury Department, The Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
“Certain Federal Unions Have Declared War On President Trump's Agenda,” The White House Said in statement when it yearced the Executive Order, Adding: “The Largest Federal Union Describes Itself As 'Fighing Back' Against Trump. It is Widely Filing Grievances To Block Trump Trump polycies. ”
In A Hearing Wednesday, Friedman Read the White House Fact Sheet On The Executive Order. “He's Willing To Be Kind To Those That Work With Him, But That Have Sued Him … He's Not Going to Bargain with,” Friedman Said to a Justice Department Lawyer. “How Else Can You Read What He's Done?”
Shuler Applauded Friedman's Injunction.
“We commend The Court for Recognizing the Trump Administration's Executive Order Stripting Collective Bargaining Rights for What It Was: Illegal, Union-Busting Retaialory,” Shuler Said in A statement. “This was the moussment meaning attack on worldrs' rights in History, and If Trump was to do it to federal world, he would able to do it to every worker in America, in every workplace and every industry.”
Multiple Unions Filed Lawsuits Against The Executive Order. The Preliminary Injunction Filed on Friday is in Response to the Suit from the National Treasury Employees Union, Which Represents 160,000 Federal Government Employees at 37 Federal Agency. The Union Asked for “Emergency Relief to Protect ITSelf and the Worldrs It Represents From This UNLAWFUL INTERMPT TO Eliminate Collective Bargaining For Some Two-Thirds of the Federal Workforce.”
“Today's Court Order is a Victory for Federal Employees, Their Union Rights, and the American People they need,” Nteu National President Doreen Greenwald Said in a statement.
“The Preliminary Injunction Granted At Nteu's Request Means The Collective Bargaining Rights of Federal Employees Will Remain Intact and the Administration's Illegal Agenda to Sideline The Voices of Federal Employees and Distantle Unions is blocked. Available to Protect Federal Employees and the Valuable Services They Provide From These Hostile Attacks On Their Jobs, Their Agencies and Their Legally Protected Rights to Organizations, “She Aided.
Another Lawsuit, Filed in Early April by a Group of Unions, Including the American Federation of Government Employees and National Nurses United, Claims That Trump is retiliating against the worldrs for standing against his wide firings of the Federal Workforce and restructuring of the Federal Government More Broadly.
The Afge Ninunded Friday that Trump's Executive Orders Had Weikened It To The Extent that It is planning on Laying Off More Than Half Its Staff.
A Bipartisan Bill, Protect America's Workforce Act, Also Aims to Stop The Executive Order.
“We support efforts to Improve Government Efficiency, but Applying Sweeping National Security Exemptions to Agency Risks Doing More Harm Than Good,” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-P.), A Co-Sponsor of the Bill, Told Federal News Network. “These Agencies are vital to public service. Undermining Collective Bargaining in These Spaces Weakens Moral, Accountability and Performance.”