A court has stepped in to pause Trump’s union-busting.
“A U.S. appeals court on Thursday placed a brief pause on a judge’s ruling that had blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal workers of the ability to engage in union bargaining with U.S. agencies.
A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an administrative stay of U.S. District Judge James Donato’s June ruling while it decides whether to pause it pending the Trump administration’s appeal.
Donato had blocked 21 agencies from implementing a Trump executive order, opens new tab eliminating collective bargaining for large swaths of the federal workforce. He said it was likely unlawful, agreeing with the American Federation of Government Employees and other unions.
The 9th Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments on July 17 on the request for a stay. The panel includes Circuit Judges Bridget Bade and Daniel Bress, who are Trump appointees, and John Owens, who was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama.
AFGE, the White House and the U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to requests for comment.”
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