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Friend, Earlier this year, Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to strip nearly one million federal workers of their right to collectively bargain. That means that more than 152,000 civilian federal employees in California lost their union representation with the stroke of his pen.(1) California is home to the highest number of federal employees outside the DC metro area, so our state has felt a disproportionate impact of this administration’s anti-worker policies. But, we now have an opportunity to reverse Trump’s attack on union rights. Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives have launched a discharge petition to force a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act.(2) The bill would overturn Trump’s executive order and restore collective bargaining rights to federal workers. A discharge petition would allow the bill to bypass committees and bring a bill directly to the floor for a vote.
Trump’s attacks on the federal workforce have had a devastating impact. From safeguarding our national parks to protecting our communities from wildfires, California relies on a functioning federal infrastructure.(3) Without the right to collective bargaining -- a hallmark of the federal workforce for more than 60 years -- federal workers are at risk. Eliminating union protections has allowed the Trump administration to decimate the ranks of federal employees, putting those who still have a job in limbo and casting a pall over the entire federal workforce. Fortunately, federal unions have bipartisan support in Congress, with seven Republican cosponsors already signed on to the Protect America’s Workforce Act. By moving forward the discharge petition, Congress can quickly bring this important bill to a vote and restore union protections for federal workers. Add your name today if you think federal workers deserve a union! Thank you for being in the fight! –Irene, along with Annie, Angela, Isidra, Cecilia, Jen, and Lindsay (the Courage team)
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