Exclusions From Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs

What it means

This order excludes numerous government agencies and subdivisions from federal labor-management relations programs. It determines that agencies with intelligence, counterintelligence, or national security functions cannot participate in collective bargaining under existing labor laws.

Expected impact

• Significant reduction in federal employee collective bargaining rights across many major departments and agencies
• Elimination of union representation for thousands of federal workers in affected agencies
• Potential legal challenges from federal employee unions and labor organizations
• Increased management flexibility for agency leaders to implement workforce changes without negotiation
• Possible workforce retention challenges as affected employees lose bargaining protections
• Streamlined personnel management in national security areas as intended by the administration