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Unions Cheer After Judge Halts #Trump Order on Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights

"Today's court order is a victory for federal employees, their union rights, and the #American people they serve," said the head of the National Treasury Employees Union.

from #CommonDreams
Jessica Corbett
Apr 25, 2025

"Labor unions representing federal workers celebrated on Friday after a U.S. district judge blocked President Donald Trump's March executive order intended to strip the collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of government employees."

commondreams.org/news/federal-

Common Dreams · Unions Cheer After Judge Halts Trump Order on Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights | Common DreamsLabor unions representing federal workers celebrated after a U.S. district judge blocked President Donald Trump's March executive order intended to strip the collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of government employees.

Former Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su reports (!) on an email sent to all DOL staff🚨warning of "potential criminal penalties" (!!) for communicating about work operations to the media, on social media, in emails and texts, or even "informal conversation" (!!!)"
-D Dayen

#Fascism #WorkersRights #Rights #TrumpRegime #DOL #USPol prospect.org/labor/2025-04-25-

The American Prospect · Worker Rights Threatened at the Department of LaborElon Musk and Donald Trump want to make federal employees miserable on the job. Their latest trick: threaten criminal penalties for exercising free speech.

Africa: Foreign Tech Firms Are Exploiting Africa's Data Workers: [Independent (Kampala)] Analysis -- Data workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities - including temporary contracts, low pay, arbitrary dismissal and worker surveillance - and alarming physical and psychological health risks. The consequences of their work can include exhaustion, burnout, mental health strain, chronic… newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKKl #DataWorkers #TechIndustry #Africa #WorkersRights #MentalHealth