Two More Agencies Cancel Union Contracts, as FEMA, USCIS End Collective Bargaining

Two more agencies cancel union contracts, as FEMA, USCIS end collective bargaining

A Federal Emergency Management Agency facility in a 2020 photo. FEMA is the fourth federal agency to unilaterally end its workers unions this month. (Photo by Tara A. Molle/Department of Homeland Security)By Drew Friedman Federal employees in two more agencies, both within the Department of Homeland Security, have become the latest to lose their collective bargaining rights, according to federal union officials and internal agency documents obta…

The End of Federal Unionism - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Donald Trump’s pro-worker agenda is leading to him unilaterally stripping collective bargaining rights from government agencies. That includes the Environmental Protection Agency, using national security grounds to justify it. Now, what is the connection between the EPA and national security here? Hmmm.. Talking Points Memo chatted with me about this and I got to spread some of my good cheer around: On Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affa…