President Donald Trump has widened his effort to dismantle federal labor agreements, signing a new executive order on Thursday that adds several agencies to the growing list of departments where collective bargaining rights are being suspended.

Why It Matters

The move extends a March 27 order in which Trump relied on a provision of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act, granting presidents the authority to halt collective bargaining when deemed necessary for national security.

If implemented by the agencies, union covered federal workers would lose the protections typically guaranteed under collective bargaining agreements, such as access to neutral arbitration for workplace disputes and official time for union representatives to carry out negotiations and casework.

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