Worker-Rights

Worker-Rights

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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It's 'shoot first and ask questions later' as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official

| Importance: 8/10

Department of Government Efficiency attempted to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through mass firings, but federal judges blocked the action and ordered reinstatement of workers. The attempted dismantling affected 1,500 CFPB employees before court intervention. Multiple judges …

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) CFPB Donald Trump Trump Administration Federal judges regulatory-capture agency-dismantling court-intervention worker-rights
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