In today’s News and Commentary, Senate Democrats introduce a companion bill to nullify Trump’s executive orders ending collective bargaining rights for federal employees, the Massachusetts Teachers Association faces backlash after calling on school districts to respect union contracts following the killing of Charlie Kirk, and Loyola Marymount University claims a religious exemption and stops recognizing their faculty union after ten months of bargaining.
Yesterday, Senate Democrats introduced a bill that would nullify President Trump’s executive orders ending collective bargaining rights for federal employees. The House is already considering that proposal, which was introduced in April. The House version of the Protect America’s Workforce Act is two signatures away on a discharge petition to force a floor debate. In the Senate, 48 senators introduced the Protect America’s Workforce Act. Everett Kelley, president of AFGE, praised the senators and stated that the executive order “represents the single most aggressive action taken by the federal government against organized labor in U.S. history, dwarfing any previous action against public or private sector working Americans.”
On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Teachers Association (“MTA”) called on local school districts to refrain from taking “actions that would validate accusations by extremists against educators,” following the death of Charlie Kirk. Since last week, school officials have placed at least five school...
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