Rep. Subramanyam Votes to Restore Collective Bargaining Rights for Almost a Million Federal Workers

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) joined members from both parties in voting to repeal President Trump's executive order that stripped union rights from almost one million federal workers.

"This administration has lived up to their promise to make federal workers 'traumatically affected,' with firings, reductions in force, and the closure of whole offices within departments. The president's executive order stripping collective bargaining rights from federal workers was another insult to thousands of our neighbors who are civil servants," said Rep. Subramanyam. "Repealing this executive order will ensure federal workers maintain their right to fight for competitive pay and benefits. We want to retain these hardworking employees who could be making more money in the private sector, and collective bargaining is a key component of retention."

President Trump's March 27 Executive Order, "Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs," sought to end collective bargaining with unions at the departments of Defense, State, Veterans Affairs, Justice and Energy, and some workers at the departments of Homeland Security, Treasury, Health and Human Services, Interior and Agriculture. The order affected hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

The Protect America's Workforce Act would fully repeal the executive order and guarantee that the federal government honors union contracts in place at the time it was made.

Rep. Subramanyam concluded, "The Senate must pass this bill as soon as possible to restore workers' rights to thousands of federal employees."