In today’s news and commentary, a federal judge blocks Trump’s attempt to end TSA collective bargaining rights, the NLRB argues that Grindr’s Return-to-Office policy was union busting, and the International Trade Union Confederation’s 2025 report highlights the global decline of workers’ rights.
On Monday, a federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts to strip approximately 50,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers of their collective bargaining rights. The court found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem likely violated federal law by rescinding directives permitting TSA officers to unionize and collectively bargain. Judge Marsha Pechman described Noem’s reasoning as “threadbare,” suggesting the action was an attempt to punish the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) for challenging Trump administration policies in court. AFGE National President Everett Kelley praised the ruling, noting it “underscores the unconstitutional nature of DHS’s attack on TSA officers’ First Amendment rights.”
Meanwhile, an NLRB judge in Los Angeles is considering allegations that Grindr violated federal labor law by abruptly implementing a return-to-office policy intended to thwart employee unionization efforts. According to a transcript obtained by Bloomberg through a Freedom of Information Act request, NLRB attorney Joseph Meeker argued at a recent hearing that Grindr suddenly...
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