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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Organizers accuse Trump of trying to silence federal workers with union order

people hold signs in support of government workers
The AFGE union, representing members of the TSA, pickets outside Norfolk international airport in Norfolk, Virginia, on Tuesday. Photograph: Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Union leaders have accused Donald Trump of union-busting in a “blatant” attempt to silence them after the president stepped up his attacks on government unions on Thursday, signing an executive order that attempts to eliminate collective bargaining for hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

The order limits the departments and classifications of federal workers who can organize a union and instructs the government to stop engaging in any collective bargaining.

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