Justice Department Files Texas Lawsuit Over Federal Union Contracts After White House Order
The Justice Department said March 28, 2025, that it filed a declaratory-judgment lawsuit in Texas the night before, after a White House order on March 27 excluded specified agencies and components from federal labor-management relations coverage because of national-security functions.
Why it matters: Federal unions face a Texas test case after a White House national-security order
First recorded Mar 28, 2025·Meaningfully updated Mar 31, 2025
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Justice Department Files Texas Suit Over AFGE Affiliates’ Federal Labor Contracts
The Justice Department said Friday, March 28, 2025, that it filed a declaratory judgment action in federal court in Texas on behalf of eight agencies against affiliates of the American Federation of Government Employees. The agencies say their collective bargaining agreements interfere with national-security work and want to be declared legally entitled to end them.
The Justice Department said Friday, March 28, 2025, that it filed a declaratory judgment action in federal court in Texas on behalf of eight agencies against affiliates of the American Federation of Government Employees. The agencies say their collective bargaining agreements interfere with national-security work and want to be declared legally entitled to end them.
The Justice Department said March 28, 2025, that it filed a declaratory-judgment lawsuit in Texas the night before, after a White House order on March 27 excluded specified agencies and components from federal labor-management relations coverage because of national-security functions.
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