Summary
Trump is nullifying federal employee union contracts negotiated in Biden’s final days.
Affected contracts include one with the Education Department ratified just before his inauguration. Trump cited a 2010 Supreme Court decision to justify his stance but did not provide a clear legal basis.
Federal employee unions, representing 800,000 workers, vowed legal action, calling Trump’s move unlawful intimidation.
This continues Trump’s prior efforts to weaken job protections, with additional plans to reclassify and lay off civil servants.
Oh nooooo. The contract AFGE couldn’t be bothered to enforce while I was a federal employee. Its getting thrown out? Good thing you didn’t invest anything into fighting for your workers under the current contract so you have all this stockpiled capital to defend your do nothing jobs.
Fuckem. Good riddance to a useless organization. I brought them every receipt they needed to nail the coast guard to the wall and they refused to stand for me. “Wasn’t in the budget” they told me. “Arbitration is expensive.” If rights only exist for the rich then they aren’t rights at all.