Posts tagged Commerce Department
A fresh executive order aims to ban unions at more federal agencies
September 3, 2025 // The targeting of additional agencies and their respective unions comes as the Trump administration has begun formally terminating collective bargaining agreements at more than half a dozen agencies, despite assuring federal judges that such a step wouldn’t be taken until the conclusion of litigation surrounding the executive order. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this week signaled that it will consider reversing a prior decision to allow the edict to go into effect.
‘We are not staying silent’ | Cincinnati postal workers pack main street in protest of possible changes
March 24, 2025 // The protest was in response to recent reports that President Donald Trump and his administration have considered an executive order to move the USPS under the Commerce Department and dissolve the USPS's board of directors. Such an executive order has yet to be announced or confirmed. Regardless, the fear of the USPS becoming private is front of mind for local postal workers and the reason they gathered in protest
Commerce agency near ‘collapse’ over telework, layoffs, union says
June 3, 2024 // Lawmakers, especially Republicans, have been wary of widespread remote work, saying customer service backlogs at government agencies including the Social Security Administration and the IRS prove the case for more in-person staff. Just last week, the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, the federal government’s HR department, assured lawmakers that more than half of all federal employees work in-person full time.
Micron Seals Labor Deal for $15 Billion Plant, Boosting Bid for US Funds
December 11, 2023 // Micron Technology Inc. has struck a union deal for construction of a $15 billion chipmaking facility, potentially giving the company an advantage in the fierce competition for federal funds. The accord for the Boise, Idaho, plant is a rare example of an organized labor agreement in the country’s semiconductor industry, which Washington is trying to rebuild with subsidies worth $100 billion under last year’s Chips Act.