Posts tagged Trump Administration
EPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contract
October 1, 2026 // Federal workers’ union alleges EPA illegally terminated agreement with the goal of repressing political dissent
Oakland Airport to Adopt Mandate Clearing Path for More Workers to Unionize
September 29, 2026 // Companies that handle baggage, clean airplane cabins, assist passengers and provide other services for airlines would be prohibited from interfering with employees’ efforts to organize.
Trump administration settles unions’ legal challenge to mass layoffs during shutdown
September 27, 2026 // President Donald Trump's administration on Friday agreed, opens new tab to pull back open-ended permission for federal agencies to lay off employees during government shutdowns to settle a lawsuit by a group of unions.
Commentary: Finally, it’s time for the Trump NLRB to go on offense
September 21, 2026 // The Cemex decision was legally problematic, and the precedent the Biden NLRB has set was challenged in federal courts. But now, Carey has targeted the Cemex decision for reversal, arguing the decision is “contrary to Supreme Court precedent and sound labor policy.” As labor policy expert Vinnie Vernuccio of the Institute for the American Worker explains: Her [Carey’s] brief notes that the Biden-era board ignored “the significant impact its decision had on worker free choice,” which she rightly calls a “backbone” of federal labor law. The General Counsel’s ultimate point could hardly be clearer or more pro-worker: “The right of employees to vote in a secret ballot election, free from coercion and from an informed position, once meant something — it should again.”
New Report: Faster Labor Contracts Act Advances Union DEI Agenda Through Politically Appointed Arbitrators
September 13, 2026 // Americans for Limited Government today released findings in a new exposé, “The Faster Labor Contracts Act: Advancing the Union DEI Agenda”, revealing how a union-backed bill, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, moving through Congress would hand labor bosses a powerful new tool to impose radical diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) mandates, transgender workplace policies, and restrictions on cooperation with immigration enforcement — all without a worker vote. This report is the latest in ALG’s series examining how union leadership continues to push priorities at odds with President Trump’s agenda and the concerns of many rank-and-file workers.
Judge Approves Order Ending Teamsters Union’s Federal Monitor
September 5, 2026 // A federal judge approved an agreement between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Trump administration to rollback decades-old oversight of one of the nation’s largest labor groups. Judge Loretta A. Preska’s Thursday approval ends a 37-year monitorship of the Teamsters which was first established in 1989 to eliminate the influence of organized crime in the union. The judge’s sign off comes after the Teamsters and the Justice Department filed an agreement with the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in June asking Preska to eliminate the union’s Independent Investigations Officer position at the end of this year and sunset the Independent Review Officer after three years.
House Republicans ramp up labor union investigations before midterms
September 3, 2026 // Inquiries come after conservative thinktanks claim unions are using member dues to support Democratic causes
‘Keep Washington running’: Thousands of state workers walk out amid contract talks
September 1, 2026 // Thousands of Washington state employees walked off the job Monday at more than 100 sites across the state as contract negotiations continue. The Washington Federation of State Employees, the union representing the workers, organized the walkouts. At a Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) office in Bellevue, about 20 workers joined the demonstration. Larger rallies were also held at the University of Washington, Western State Hospital, the state departments of Health and Ecology, and other DCYF offices.
NY drops union deal on latest I-81 contract to better chances with Trump
August 19, 2026 // New York state will not require contractors on a $2.1 billion Interstate 81 contract to hire union workers for the first time on the largest ever transportation project in the state. The DOT has dropped the project labor agreement it used for the first half of the I-81 project as a preemptive measure to get approval from President Donald Trump’s administration, state and federal officials said.
Chicago Teachers Union sues Illinois Policy Institute, citing ‘toxic’ branding, ‘defamatory’ audit claims
August 19, 2026 // Debates about the transparency of the CTU’s finances date back to 2024 and stem from one member’s complaint that the union is withholding financial information from members. CTU officials in January provided WBEZ/Sun-Times with a sign-in sheet that showed one of that suit’s plaintiffs had viewed the union’s audit reports, which don’t include information about the CTU’s foundation. The CTU has insisted that its constitution does not require the release of the full audits that also include the foundation’s finances. The new lawsuit claims the finalization of the audit reports were delayed for “innocuous reasons,” including that the finalization for fiscal year 2020 through 2023 were delayed due to complications from the pandemic and staffing turnover, as well as the impact of a lawsuit to protect pension benefits. The suit says the reports have been available to CTU members for review.