Public Employee Unions Evicted From Offices As Result Of Trump's Executive Orders

[herring_RN, ASN, BSN]

In federal government buildings across the country, public employee unions are being kicked out of offices where they meet with the workers they represent. It's the result of a set of executive orders issued by President Trump in May. Federal unions say the move is aimed at weakening them, and Democrats in Congress agree. ...

Public Employee Unions Evicted From Offices As Result Of Trump's Executive Orders : NPR

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Judge Invalidates Key Parts Of Trump's Executive Orders On Unions

August 25, 2018

A federal judge in Washington has struck down keys parts of President Trump's executive orders that would have made it easier to fire federal employees.

The ruling, seen as a victory for public-sector unions, follows the president's signing of three executive orders in May that aimed to give agencies more power in terminating employees deemed poor performers, and encouraged them to renegotiate contracts with unions that represent government employees....

... The Trump administration viewed the orders as a way of saving taxpayers millions of dollars and slimming down government bureaucracy.

But U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled late Friday that the orders exceeded the president's authority.

Jackson wrote in her opinion that the president can issue executive orders over labor-management relations, but not if executive actions conflict with collective bargaining rights guaranteed under federal law...

... "Congress meant for unions and agencies to bargain over how official time and grievance procedures can best be used to help employees and agencies work better together," Reardon said. "It was wrong for the President, through unilateral, executive fiat, to ban bargaining over such matters."...

Judge Invalidates Key Parts Of Trump's Executive Orders On Unions : NPR

The ruling:

https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2018cv1261-58

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National Nurses United Applauds Judge's Decision to Strike Down Key Provisions in Trump's Anti-Union Executive Orders

August 27, 2018

National Nurses United (NNU) applauds a federal judge's ruling that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he issued executive orders that sought to strip 2.1 million public sector workers, including Veterans Health Administration registered nurses, of their protected union rights. This ruling marks a major win for federal workers, strikes a blow to those forces pushing a blatantly anti-union agenda, and protects nurses' collective voice through the union to advocate for safe care for veterans...

... "We care for patients who are suffering from PTSD, or other service related injuries. We know these veterans depend on us to speak up for them, and we take that role as patient advocate very seriously," says Beejay Richardson Robin, RN, a veteran herself.

"Our voice can mean the difference between life and death for our vets.

Our collective voice through the union is critical to advocate for safe patient care for veterans. This ruling pushes back against those who are trying to silence us."...

... Overall, Judge Jackson issued a broad rebuke of the executive orders writing, "this court agrees that many of the challenged order provisions impermissibly infringe upon the right to good-faith bargaining" established by federal law.

NNU is pleased the federal court has ruled in favor of worker protections and vows to fight against the continued attacks on the rights of nurses to speak collectively in advocating for the highest level of care for veterans. The efforts by a few to privatize the Veteran Administration and silence the workers who provide the vital services and care for veterans will be met with resistance every step of the way...

National Nurses United Applauds Judge’s Decision to Strike Down Key Provisions in Trump’s Anti-Union Executive Orders | National Nurses United

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[SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN]

Thanks for the update.

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Thanks herring_RN --- first I'd heard of issue.