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There He Goes Again: Trump Renews Efforts to Weaken Federal Unions

By BOB HENNELLY
Posted 10/16/19

Even as Federal-employee unions celebrated a big win in their battle with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veteran Affairs sought to implement President Trump’s anti-union executive orders that a District Court judge ruled were illegal last year.

Since Mr. Trump took office, the American Federation of Government Employees and the National Treasury Employees Union have had to wage a two-front battle in the courts and with oversight agencies like the Federal Labor Relations Authority that have been stacked with his anti-labor nominees.

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