Collective-Bargaining

EPA Terminates Union Contracts Following Appellate Stays

| Importance: 5/10

The EPA terminated all union contracts on August 8, 2025, immediately after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a lower court injunction blocking Trump’s March executive order. EPA became the second federal agency (after VA) to cancel collective bargaining for its employees, affecting …

Environmental Protection Agency AFGE Council 238 (8,000+ EPA workers) Justin Chen (AFGE Council 238 President) Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals NAGE, ESC, NAIL unions +1 more labor-suppression epa union-busting collective-bargaining appellate-stays +2 more
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Executive Order on Federal Collective Bargaining Exclusions

| Importance: 6/10

EO on federal collective bargaining exclusions issued; OPM guidance and White House fact sheet published exempting agencies with national security missions from federal collective bargaining requirements

Donald Trump White House Office of Personnel Management (OPM) executive-order collective-bargaining federal-workforce national-security labor-rights
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