Arbitrator Finds Trump Workforce Orders Violate Law

Government Executive: An independent arbitrator on Monday ruled that a series of 2018 executive orders seeking to reduce the role of unions at federal agencies violate federal labor law, in the first case testing an administrative review process since a federal appellate court ordered the dismissal of a legal challenge against the orders on jurisdictional grounds last year.

The three executive orders, signed by President Trump in May 2018, sought to make it easier to fire federal employees, streamline collective bargaining negotiations and reduce the scope of topics over which agencies may bargain. They also significantly curtailed union officials’ ability to use official time.

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