Post Ax4nBCkZXvXhfnt8tM by Nonilex@masto.ai
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 (DIR) Post #Ax4mz5GTYEEkyz20DQ by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-12T00:04:23Z
       
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       #FEMA & at least 3 other #FederalAgencies have canceled their #contracts with #unions to comply with #Trump’s #ExecutiveOrder stripping many federal #workers of union protections….
On Friday, FEMA’s acting administrator David Richardson sent a memo to American Federation of Government Employees Local 4060, the #union representing the agency, saying that FEMA’s #CollectiveBargaining agreement had been terminated, ending a nearly 10-year #contract.#law #LaborLaw https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/11/fema-union-contracts-canceled/
       
 (DIR) Post #Ax4nBCkZXvXhfnt8tM by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-12T00:06:37Z
       
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       The #EPA & the US Citizenship & Immigration Services [#USCIS] have also canceled their #CollectiveBargaining agreements. The agencies’ actions come after #VeteransAffairs, the federal government’s second-largest agency, announced plans last Wednesday to end nearly all of its contracts with federal #unions.
#Trump #law #LaborLaw #contracts #FederalAgencies #FederalWorkers
       
 (DIR) Post #Ax4nQcoWvKkMqv5nmq by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-12T00:09:24Z
       
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       …The moves to terminate #union #contracts, which affect thousands of federal employees, come after the 9th Circuit…this month lifted a preliminary injunction blocking #Trump’s #ExecutiveOrder.
“Make no mistake, this move isn’t about government efficiency or national security. It’s about silencing #workers & clearing the way for more #deregulation,” said Justin Chen, president of American Federation of Government Employees Council 238, which represents >8k #EPA workers nationally, in a statement…
       
 (DIR) Post #Ax4niJFiOLiTOcEzK4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-12T00:12:36Z
       
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       …Most of #VeteransAffairs’s 400,000 #workers are also represented by the AFGE, which has sued the #Trump admin for staffing cuts.
Everett Kelley, AFGE’s national president, said the decision was “another clear example of retaliation.”
The Center of American Progress analyzed #federal #employment data in May & found that ending #CollectiveBargaining agreements at more than a dozen #FederalAgencies would affect 4 out of 5 #FederalWorkers.#law #LaborLaw #contracts #unions
       
 (DIR) Post #Ax4nuB3QhLCvRe9ZM8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-12T00:14:44Z
       
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       In interviews, several #FederalWorkers lamented the curtailing of #union activities — tying it to a broader erosion of #ChecksAndBalances in American #democracy — & predicted additional agreement cancellations would follow. Most spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
The loss of union protections is “just another way to make life miserable for the employees who are left,” said a #FEMA staff member.#Trump #law #LaborLaw #contracts #CollectiveBargaining #FederalAgencies
       
 (DIR) Post #Ax4nwCMYntmc5B471s by f800gecko@mastodon.online
       2025-08-12T00:15:04Z
       
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       @Nonilex Is any agreement or contract worth anything anymore?Just rip it up when you don't like it?TDSToddler Derangement Syndrome
       
 (DIR) Post #Ax4o9pwwvpyWcjabZ2 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-12T00:17:32Z
       
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       One employee at #USCIS said morale was already low at his workplace, but the #union decision drove it lower. He said he complained to his family, many of whom are former #government union members. The advice he got back, he said, was to move on and find a job outside of government.
“I feel like the rug just got pulled from under us,” the employee said. “I joined USCIS & the union for #WorkersRights, but this administration wants to erode all that.”#Trump #law #LaborLaw #CollectiveBargaining
       
 (DIR) Post #Ax4q8IQuGEyII9zjI8 by huntingdon@mstdn.social
       2025-08-12T00:39:29Z
       
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       @Nonilex Whether, when, and how a USG agency can cancel its contract with a unionized workforce depends on what's in the fucking contract.Executive Orders do not create law, they must comply with it. If an agency says it's forced to do something because of an EO, which its contract does not allow it to do, it needs a new lawyer and a new agency head.