A federal judge has ruled to temporarily block President Donald Trump’s order stripping foreign service workers of their collective bargaining rights, granting a group a request for a preliminary injunction.
At issue is a March 27 executive order issued by Trump that barred foreign service officials and other federal agency workers from having labor protections. A fact sheet released by the White House said that “certain Federal unions have declared war on President Trump’s agenda.”
“President Trump supports constructive partnerships with unions who work with him; he will not tolerate mass obstruction that jeopardizes his ability to manage agencies with vital national security missions,” the White House said. The president said he would not let “union obstruction” prevent him from protecting national interests....
