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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

White House cancels union contracts for hundreds of thousands of federal workers

a person holds a sign that reads 'government workers work for America'
A union supporter attends a press conference on federal workforce rights in Washington DC on 28 March 2025. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The Trump administration has unilaterally stripped hundreds of thousands of federal workers of their union contracts after a federal appeals court overruled an injunction which halted the plans. It is just getting started, according to the White House.

An executive order issued in March sought to cancel all collective bargaining agreements for most federal employees, citing national security concerns – and remove collective bargaining rights from more than a million workers.

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