Summary

Donald Trump issued an executive order stripping collective bargaining rights from about 700,000 federal workers, citing a “national security” exemption in the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act.

The order targets unions at major departments, including Defense, Energy, and Veterans Affairs.

The American Federation of Government Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees condemned the move as illegal and vowed legal action.

Union leaders accused the administration of undermining workers’ rights to benefit billionaire interests and called the decree the largest union-busting effort in U.S. history.

    • Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world
      14·
      1 month ago

      That reminds me of a tweet I just saw from the White House celebrating the fact that he’s signed more executive orders than any president in history at this point by far. Which is… fine I guess but just seems like a really really strange thing to be super proud of to me.

      Tweet in question

      • frunch@lemmy.world
        8·
        1 month ago

        That’s what i was thinking when people first started supporting his run for the presidency in 2016. I just assumed it was common knowledge that he was a blatant con/grifter/sleazeball. I guess i didn’t realize those would be taken as positive traits by a bunch of self-proclaimed “Christians” lol

        • InvertedParallax@lemm.ee
          7·
          1 month ago

          It’s worse than that.

          All the coastal elites thought he was garbage.

          Which was incontrovertible proof he was the messiah reborn.

  • Noite_Etion@lemmy.world
    42·
    1 month ago

    These threats will not work. Americans will not be intimidated or silenced.

    Are you sure? Seems like Trump is able to do anything he wants.

  • RizzoTheSmall@lemm.eeEnglish
    27·
    1 month ago

    There’s a thing unions do when you try to fuck with them that he isn’t going to like.

    Imagine 700k government employees just upping and fucking off because of how much of a giant dumbass you are. He’ll still not realise the smell in the room is him, though.

  • I_Cant_Even@lemmy.world
    5·
    1 month ago

    Those calling for a strike, or think a strike from federal workers would help seem to be missing some info. Federal workers sign a contract giving up their right to strike. All federal workers who would strike are forfeiting their jobs and source of income. Is that fact being factored in when yall are calling for a strike to set things in motion to enact change? As always, free Palestine.

    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      Honestly, the most effective thing would be a general strike from everyone except the federal workers. Just grind everything to a halt until the oligarchs get Trump back in line.