Jobs Promised, Worker Protections Cut — Audit finding

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   Trump's order stripped collective-bargaining coverage from the federal workers it reached, against the broad promise to protect American workers. The appellate ruling that vacated the preliminary injunction found only that the unions had not shown likely success on their retaliation claim; it settled no merits question about the order.

   • The American Presidency Project: 2024 Republican Party PlatformChapter Five, sections 2-3
   • The White House: Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations ProgramsSections 1-3 and agency list
   • Associated Press: Trump issues order ending collective bargaining at agenciesOpening section, affected agencies, and union response
   • The White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies With National Security MissionsRationale and agency examples
   • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump — Order and Amended OpinionCourt summary pages 4-7; amended opinion pages 12-28; concurrence