Trump blocked agencies from locking in last-minute union agreements

Date: 2025-01-31
Entry type: presidential-memorandum
Current status: Issuance documented; this entry does not assert present enforceability.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

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Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt to Constrain the New Presidentdocumented action or event
Donald J. Trumppresident responsible for the cited action

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On 2025-01-31, Donald Trump barred executive departments and agencies from making new collective-bargaining agreements during the final 30 days of a presidential term that would not take effect before the next inauguration.
- The White House: Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt to Constrain the New PresidentOperative text of the cited action