Second Union Challenges Trump’s Order Ending Labor Contracts (2)

The largest federal union is leading an organized labor coalition challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking a vast reduction of collective bargaining in the federal sector.

American Federation of Government Employees and other unions sued the Trump administration Thursday for allegedly running afoul of the US Constitution with its anti-union directive, including violating its free speech and due process rights.

“The White House made clear that it was eliminating federal labor law protections for the vast majority of federal workers in response to constitutionally-protected speech and petitioning activity by Plaintiffs and other federal employee unions in opposition ...