US EditionHouse Republicans Throw Federal Labor Unions a Lifeline in a Rare Rebuke of Trump
The bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act passed the House 231-195 to reverse Trump’s orders that affected two-thirds of federal workers, restoring rights for about 1 million employees.
- On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 231-195 to pass the Protect America's Workforce Act, restoring collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million federal employees.
- After President Donald Trump signed orders on March 27 and in August, Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, forced a floor vote using a discharge petition with 218 signatures.
- Combined, about 700,000 federal workers and roughly 1 million workers are affected as courts reversed union pauses, impacting two-thirds of the federal workforce.
- The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration, but despite House passage, it still faces significant hurdles before becoming law, while labor union leaders including AFGE National President Everett Kelley and NFFE national president Randy Erwin urged prompt Senate action.
- Supporters framed the measure as bipartisan protection for federal workers, while Republican critics warned it threatens presidential authority; a Senate companion by Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, signals a narrow path ahead.
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House vote moves to undo Trump orders stripping union rights from federal workers
A bipartisan majority backed the Protect America’s Workforce Act to reverse what labor leaders call the “single-largest act of union busting in American history,” restoring collective bargaining protections for nearly 1 million federal employees.
House Republicans throw federal labor unions a lifeline in a rare rebuke of Trump
A group of House Republicans handed President Donald Trump a rare rebuke on Thursday, voting to restore collective bargaining rights he had stripped from about 1 million federal workers earlier this year.
House overrules Trump on federal workers’ union rights
Health care isn’t the only issue exasperated rank-and-file House members are taking into their own hands. Lawmakers overruled Trump for the first time this Congress by passing a bill Thursday overturning an executive order stripping federal workers of collective bargaining rights after Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, got enough signatures on his discharge petition to force a vote. “In these increasingly polarized times, working people delivered a ra…
House passes bill to restore collective bargaining for federal employees
A bill to restore collective bargaining rights for a majority of federal employees cleared the House in a floor vote Thursday afternoon. House lawmakers voted 231-195 to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act. The entire Democratic Caucus, along with 20 Republicans, voted in favor of the legislation. The bill’s passage this week came after a discharge petition on the legislation reached the required 218-signature threshold in November, forcing…
U.S. House passes Rep. Golden's bill to restore federal workers' collective bargaining rights
The bipartisan 231-195 came after Golden, D-District 2, used a parliamentary maneuver known as a "discharge petition" to force a vote on the measure despite opposition from House Republican leaders who typically control the floor agenda.
House overrules Trump on federal workers' union rights
Health care isn’t the only issue exasperated rank-and-file House members are taking into their own hands. Lawmakers overruled Trump for the first time this Congress by passing a bill Thursday overturning an executive order stripping federal workers of collective bargaining rights after Rep. Jared…
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