While House Democrats and unions are working over the August recess to secure signatures on a discharge petition to force the chamber to consider a bill overturning the president’s edict stripping two-thirds of federal employees of their collective bargaining rights, the House NDAA includes language blocking its implementation at the Pentagon. Government Executive – GovExec.com […]
Government Executive – GovExec.com Both of the White House’s efforts to secure declaratory judgments in advance of formally stripping more than 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights have now failed. A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s effort to attain the judicial greenlight to enforce a March executive
Government Executive – govexec.com The Senate parliamentarian previously ruled that most of the proposals aimed at cutting federal employees’ retirement benefits and civil service protections violated a rule to ensure reconciliation bills are budgetary in nature. The Senate voted late Saturday to open debate on Republicans’ budget reconciliation package, which aims to cut federal spending
Government Executive – govexec.com A federal judge in California tailored his decision around the administration’s violations against labor groups’ First Amendment rights, avoiding thornier questions about presidential power. A federal judge in California issued a preliminary injunction late Tuesday once again blocking President Trump’s executive order to strip two-thirds of the federal workforce of their
nagefederal.org NAGE and its federal union members received news of an important union victory today, as U.S. District Judge James Donato delivered a decisive preliminary ruling rejecting the Trump Administration’s attempt to silence and weaken federal labor unions under the pretense of national security. Simply put, Judge Donato has blocked the current Administration from stripping
Government Executive – GovExec.com Erich Wagner – May 21, 2025 A federal judge in Kentucky tossed the Trump administration’s bid to secure a court victory prior to formally rescinding union contracts under the guise of national security, while another jurist sought new avenues to potentially block the March executive order’s implementation. Federal judges in two
Government Executive – GovExec.com Though Democrats were able to excise a plan to base federal retirees’ annuity payments on their highest five years of salary, rather than the current high-3, proposals to eliminate the FERS supplement and to charge employees for their civil service protections remain on the table. The House voted 215-214 along party
Dear NAGE Federal Division Members,We are calling on every member to attend an important Virtual Townhall Meeting on Wednesday, May 21st at 6:00 PM(ET). Your presence is vital—and you must register in advance to attend. Register Here Join us for an important meeting to discuss recent legislative developments affecting federal employee benefits. Congress has passed a budget resolution requiring $50 billion in
Government Executive – GovExec.com The Trump administration may recommence stripping the union rights of two-thirds of the federal workforce, for now. The two Republican-appointed members of a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday issued a stay of an April preliminary injunction that blocked the Trump administration’s efforts
Government Executive – GovExec.com April 29, 2025 Even when taken at face value, U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman said the White House did not meet the evidentiary bar to prove that collective bargaining was incompatible with national security considerations for the majority of federal agencies. A federal judge on Monday wrote that President Trump’s controversial
