Trump Nixes Slew of Bargaining Contracts in Treasury Union Purge

April 23, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC

The Trump administration has moved to end union contracts at at least eight federal agencies and offices since February, the latest in a series of cancellations as the White House seeks to end collective bargaining rights for over 1 million federal workers.

The National Treasury Employees Union said in a court filing Thursday that the cuts constitute irreparable harm and urged the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to intervene as part of ongoing litigation over the cancellations. About 50% of NTEU’s membership come from affected agencies, the union said.

The latest wave of cancellations impacted ...

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