Anti-Union Editorial Gets it Wrong

Contrary to what the Post claims—including false statements around federal workers being able to strike—now is precisely the right time for Congress to step in to protect collective bargaining for federal employees. In response to the current administration’s heavy-handed executive order stripping union rights away from federal employees in multiple agencies, a bipartisan majority of those in the U.S. House are supporting the Protect America’s Workforce Act to make sure front line federal employees maintain their right to unionize.

NTEU supports the legislation, and we expect a floor vote as soon as possible. We’ve also filed a lawsuit to restore collective bargaining rights that the administration wrongly removed, and that case is proceeding in the courts.

This isn’t about politics; it’s about workers, and their legally protected right to have a say in their workplace. Congress passed the Civil Service Reform Act in 1978 precisely because it found that collective bargaining in the federal government “safeguards the public interest,” and NTEU intends to make sure that right is upheld. Unions are about healthy relationships between front line employees and management, reduced conflicts, greater efficiencies within the government, and better decision making on behalf of the American people—a fact the Post’s editorial ignores completely. 

Make sure your members of Congress hear from you about the importance of workplace rights.Take action and ask your friends and family to do the same.