President Trump signed an executive order that strips union rights from hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The administration says it’s about national security, but the order covers agencies like Health and Human Services and the Department of Energy, not just the military.

At least eight federal agencies followed up by suing the unions in a Texas court, aiming to void their contracts altogether. The American Federation of Government Employees, representing over 800,000 workers, is already planning legal action.

Public sector unions say this is just the latest in a long list of attacks, aimed at shrinking the federal workforce and silencing labor’s voice. Critics also point out that law enforcement unions, Trump’s political allies, were conveniently excluded from the order.

More than just paperwork, this move threatens job security, workers’ protections, and the future of collective bargaining in the federal space.

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