The ruling says insufficient evidence of “irreparable harm” to federal workers.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals recently lifted a lower court’s stay that prevented the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order ending required collective bargaining with the unions of two-thirds of federal workers. The president’s administration used a provision under the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act citing national security to support the executive order.
Judges Karen Henderson and Justin Walker ruled, “The union asserts that without a preliminary injunction it will losing bargaining power and suffer reputational harm that will deter present and future membership.”
The opinion continued, “But those harms are speculative because they would materialize only after an agency terminates a collective bargaining agreement, and the government directed agencies to refrain from terminating collective bargaining agreements or decertifying bargaining units until after the litigation concludes.”
“Preserving the President’s autonomy under a statute that expressly recognizes his national-security expertise is within the public interest,” the judges concluded.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the president and his Cabinet as they work to reduce government overhead and bureaucracy.
- For wisdom for district and appellate court judges as they hear and rule on cases challenging the president’s actions.
Sources: Politico, AP News, Government Executive
