A federal appeals court in Washington on Tuesday dealt a blow to labor unions representing federal workers in their battle with the Trump administration over get-tough workplace rules. Circuit reverses a ruling last year that struck down key provisions in three executive orders signed by President Trump that rolled back civil service protections, making it easier to fire employees and weaken their union representation. [In victory for unions, judge overturns key parts of Trump executive orders]Jackson said the executive orders would “eviscerate the right to bargain collectively as envisioned” in the federal labor-management relations statute. The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents 150,000 employees, said in a statement after Tuesday’s ruling that it would ask the full panel of the D.C. Despite Jackson’s decision, federal agencies have successfully pushed through some of the measures at bargaining table through tough, pro-management contracts, which were not limited by her order.

Source: Washington Post July 16, 2019 17:25 UTC