There’s growing support in Congress for a bill that would undo a union-busting executive order from this White House.
The March order stripped 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights. In response, AFSCME and other unions sued. Our case is still pending in court, with a hearing set for this week.
The bill, which has 222 co-sponsors, seeks to protect the collective bargaining rights of unionized federal workers by reversing the order. Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) introduced the bill in April. It has the support of many labor unions, including AFSCME and the AFL-CIO.
When the order was issued, AFSCME President Lee Saunders accused the White House of “blatant retribution.”
“Federal workers — including thousands of AFSCME members — are the lifeblood of their communities,” Saunders said. “The billionaires running this administration have proven that they are willing to bulldoze anything that stands in their way to enact their anti-worker, extremist agenda — even if it harms our communities.”
AFSCME is fighting back as this administration and extremists in Congress try to destroy Medicaid, food assistance, Medicare and Social Security to pay for billionaire tax cuts. Through our Get Organized campaign, we are mobilizing and speaking out.
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