TELL CONGRESS: Donald Trump has launched the most serious attack on unions in decades. He issued an executive order stripping over 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights. But a new bill would nullify his order and protect federal workers. Sign the petition: Stand with workers — pass the Protect America's Workforce Act!

Hi,

Donald Trump has launched the most serious attack on unions in decades.

Last month, he issued an executive order stripping over 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights. "This administration's latest executive order is union busting, pure and simple," said one nurse at the department of Veterans Affairs.1

But bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the House that would nullify Trump’s executive order and restore the bargaining rights of countless federal employees—the Protect America’s Workforce Act. House leadership must bring it to the floor for a vote immediately.

Sign the petition: Defend federal workers’ rights!

Trump’s executive order claims to be in response to national security concerns, but that’s plainly ridiculous. Elon Musk and Donald Trump don’t like that unions are standing up for their members against attempts to politicize the civil service, chaotically fire federal employees, and cut vital services.

These federal workers have had union rights since before America went to the moon. A union nurse at the VA isn’t a threat to national security.

With Trump and Elon Musk taking a chainsaw through government agencies, workers need protection from retaliation now more than ever. We need to unite and protect the rights of all workers.

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act now!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. NPR, “Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees,” March 28, 2025.

 

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