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President Trump has issued an executive order that would eliminate collective bargaining for many federal employees. In one sense, it’s a start. In another, it goes too far. Federal workers should not ...

While we come from different sides of the federal bargaining table—one a Democrat and former union president, and one a long-time management advocate at that table, as well as a political appointee in ...

DESTIN, Fla. — Danny White knew what he was doing. A few days before SEC spring meetings, the Tennessee athletic director filmed a video interview with his boss, school president Donde Plowman, who ...

In late May, the Trump administration declared void a swath of collective-bargaining agreements with federal unions. These agreements affected employees in more than a dozen agencies, ranging from the ...

Taxpayers expect a government that’s efficient, effective, and affordable. On Feb. 4, in a new report, the Trump administration made clear that the current process of federal collective bargaining isn ...

Collective bargaining remains one of the most important processes governing labor–management relations in the United States. For organizations preparing for negotiations in 2026 and beyond, the key to ...

A recent article in the publication Government Executive dated Aug. 29 titled “Federal Collective Bargaining is in the U.S National Interest” is one of the best-written and most powerful pieces I’ve ...

Salisbury officials are considering a sweeping rollback of labor rights that would eliminate collective bargaining for nearly all city employees, including police and firefighters, under a proposed ...

More than 445,000 government workers at more than 20 federal agencies lost their government union collective bargaining privileges last month. This came after a federal appeals court in California ...