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WGA East Slams Trump Executive Order To End Collective Bargaining For Many Federal Workers: “Assault On The Entire Labor Movement”
The Writers Guild of America East slammed Donald Trump's executive order to strip many workers of their right to unionize, calling the move as "illegal attack."
The guild was responding to an EO Trump signed late Thursday night ( read it here), which ends collective bargaining with federal labor unions in agencies with national security missions. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler also blasted the move, saying in a statement: “It’s clear that this order is punishment for unions who are leading the fight against the administration’s illegal actions in court — and a blatant attempt to silence us. Last night President Trump issued an unlawful Executive Order purporting to strip nearly two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective bargaining rights.
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