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resident Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) to end collective bargaining with unions representing an estimate of over one million federal workers, arguing national security interests justify the move.T
he EO, dated Mar. 27, applies to federal unions representing workers in a wide range of agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and Treasury. Police and firefighters were exempted from the order.T
aking away these workers’ collective bargaining rights is intended to “ensure that agencies vital to national security can execute their missions without delay and protect the American people,” a fact sheet listing the exempt agenc
ies stated.What this