'This Fight Is Only Beginning' – Unions Resist Trump Executive Order Ending Collective Bargaining Rights For More Than 1 Million Workers

The White House says it is ensuring that national security agencies operate effectively by ending collective bargaining rights for workers in those areas through an executive order.  

A White House fact sheet about the March 27 order says that "certain federal unions have declared war" on Trump's agenda. Several unions representing federal workers have filed grievances over Trump's policies since his inauguration. The fact sheet adds that "protecting America's national security is a core constitutional duty, and President Trump refuses to let union obstruction interfere with his efforts to protect Americans and our national interests." 

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The order would affect more than 1 million federal employees, according to the American Federation of Government Employees, or AGFE. 

The AFL-CIO believes this executive order is an attack on unions, saying the order is an "anti-worker, anti-union action" and urged citizens to call and speak to their member of Congress. 

North Carolina State AFL-CIO President MaryBe McMillan called the executive order "payback" for pushing back against Trump's Project 2025 agenda. 

A lawsuit against the order was filed April 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. AGFE, the lead plaintiff, is seeking to maintain collective bargaining rights for federal unions. 

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Members of the House of Representatives have proposed the Protect America's Workforce Act in response to the order and the outcries from the public. The bill seeks to reverse Trump's order and protect   unions that represent federal workers.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler supports the bill, proposed by Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Introduced on April 1, the bill now sits with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

"Federal employees have had the right to join a union and bargain collectively for decades," AFGE National President Everett Kelley said in a statement April 4. "We are not going anywhere." 

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