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House NDAA Restores Collective Bargaining Rights for Defense Workers; Senate Must Follow
Washington, D.C. — The House of Representatives has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with the anti-union Onder amendment removed, restoring collective bargaining rights for Defense Department employees. Edward Jones, President of the Metal Trades...
Statement from Edward Jones, President of the Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, on the Decision to Join Lawsuit to Block Trump Executive Order Gutting Federal Workers’ Rights
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, joined a coalition of labor organizations in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to challenge Executive Order No. 14251, which strips most federal workers of their collective bargaining rights. This unprecedented and sweeping action undermines decades of stable and mutually beneficial labor-management relationships and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of hardworking Americans.
URGENT: Take action now | Trump Admin Proposes New Rule to Ease Regulations on Firing Federal Workers
Dear Metal Trades Sisters and Brothers, The Trump administration just launched another direct attack on your job protections, your service, and your rights on the job. This week, under the direction of the Administration, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)...
Lawsuit Updates
American Federation of Government Employees AFL-CIO v. Noem (2:25-cv-00451) Overview: A coalition of unions challenges the actions of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Transportation Security Administration...
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MTD Condemns Illegal Trump EO Attempting to Strip Federal Employees of Right to Union Representation
For Immediate Release: March 28, 2025 Contact: Edward Jones, President, Metal Trades Department Washington, DC--The Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO strongly condemns President Trump’s illegal overnight executive order attempting to strip hundreds of thousands of...
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The Trump administration took its most blatantly anti-worker, anti-union action yet: an executive order stripping the right to organize from hundreds of thousands of federal workers at more than 30 agencies. The fact sheet it issued explicitly said that this is...
Rescind EO 14119 Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums
On March 14, President Trump overturned an executive order, originally signed by President Biden, that created a federal interagency working group focused on expanding registered apprenticeships in federal employment or on federally-funded projects. Full EO: By the...
Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SUBJECT: Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is...
The Navy is sending mixed messages about firings at public shipyards
From WHRO Public Media Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby recently testified before Congress that jobs involved in shipbuilding and maintenance should be safe from cuts among civilian defense workers expected in the coming weeks. That includes people...
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NTEU Court Decision Issuing Stay May 16
O R D E R Upon consideration of the emergency motion for stay pending appeal and an immediate administrative stay, the opposition thereto, and the reply, it is ORDERED that the motion for stay be granted. The Government has met the requirements for a stay pending...
AFGE California Complaint for Declatory and Injunctive Relief Against EO 14251
NTEU Lawsuit
Exclusions From Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs
Presidential Documents Federal Register /Vol. 90, No. 63 /Thursday, April 3, 2025 / Presidential Documents 14553 Executive Order 14251 of March 27, 2025 Exclusions From Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs
Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. To restore accountability to the American public, this order commences a critical transformation of the Federal...
Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act Flyer
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OPM issued a memo requesting department heads, acting department heads report on official union time
OPM issued a memo requesting department heads, acting department heads report on official union time
Sample Information Request on Probationary Employees
This is for use in requesting information on all probationary employees, including those terminated from January 1, 2025, to present.
Information Request on DOGE Email
Sample information request on DOGE email
Demand for Bargaining (DOGE e-mail)
Sample letter demanding bargaining over the "What did you do last week?" email sent from hr@opm.gov to bargaining unit employees. It has come to the Union’s attention that an email titled “What did you do last week?” was sent from hr@opm.gov to bargaining unit...
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