AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives to reverse the Trump administration’s executive order that aimed to strip collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of federal workers:
“Donald Trump’s executive order would end collective bargaining for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, silencing their voices and ripping up their contracts. This is blatant retaliation for unions challenging the administration’s illegal attacks on working people and strikes a blow to every American’s fundamental right to freedom of speech and association. There are 70% of Americans and nearly 9 in 10 young people who support unions—no one voted to attack the freedom to organize with our co-workers for a better life.
We commend the leadership of Reps. Jared Golden and Brian Fitzpatrick for using Congress’ power to reverse this blatantly illegal, anti-worker power grab. The labor movement is 100% behind this bill, and we call on every member of Congress—Democrat and Republican—to take a stand in support of our fundamental rights by backing this critical legislation.”
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