A pair of Republicans were the final signatures needed for a bipartisan discharge petition in support of legislation that would strike down President Trump’s executive orders aimed at stripping two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective bargaining rights. These EOs have been tied up in litigation since they were signed in March but lawmakers are looking to force House leadership to schedule a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2250). There is also a companion bill in the Senate that was introduced in September. There are several articles about this posted on 18 November, but here is the link to Government Executive.


