The move added to the list of actions by President Trump that use the powers of his office to weaken perceived enemies.The New York Times reports that President Trump has once again used his presidential powers to weaken his perceived enemies. This time, federal worker unions have been targeted as they have been leading the resistance against the Trump administration for the past two months. In a sweeping executive order, the president has cited national security concerns to remove over one million civil servants from the reach of organized labor, effectively eliminating their power to represent workers at the bargaining table or in court. The administration has also filed a lawsuit in federal court in Texas, asking for permission to rescind collective bargaining agreements, claiming they have “hamstrung” executive authority. Labor leaders have vowed to challenge these actions in court, but without legal intervention, federal unions and protections for civil service employees could be severely weakened. This move adds to the list of actions by President Trump to use his powers to weaken perceived enemies, in this case targeting groups that represent civil servants who make up the “deep state” he is trying to dismantle. The president has stated that he is using congressionally granted powers to designate certain sectors of the federal workforce as central to “national security missions,” exempting them from collective bargaining requirements. However, employees of agencies like the F.B.I. and the C.I.A. are already excluded from collective bargaining for these reasons.
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