This bill removes a rule that restricted how federal employees can work with their unions. It helps protect the rights of these workers to negotiate their work conditions.
Protect America's Workforce Act This bill nullifies the Executive Order titled Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs (issued on March 27, 2025), which excludes specified executive agencies and subdivisions from the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. The statute authorizes federal employees' participation in collective bargaining and enforces collective bargaining rights. The bill also specifies that a covered collective bargaining agreement in place as of March 26, 2025, shall have full force and effect through the stated term of the agreement.
1. This bill cancels a recent Executive Order that limited labor-management relations for federal employees. 2. No federal funds can be used to enforce the canceled Executive Order. 3. Existing collective bargaining agreements for federal employees will remain valid until their agreed terms end. 4. The bill aims to ensure that federal employees maintain their rights to negotiate working conditions.
Federal employees and their unions are directly affected by this bill.