Lame-duck bargaining rule constrains future administrations rather than present negotiations
Reporting and findings
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Because the memorandum applies only to agreements made in the final thirty days of a presidential term that would take effect after the next inauguration, its immediate legal effect is prospective; it does not presently nullify every federal collective-bargaining agreement.
- The White House: Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt to Constrain the New PresidentOperative text of the cited action
- documented
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.
Corrects claim:batch-200:lame-duck-collective-bargaining-limits-2025- The White House: Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt to Constrain the New PresidentOperative text of the cited action
Summary and current status
The memorandum applies during the final thirty days of a presidential term to agreements that would take effect after inauguration. Its design restricts outgoing agencies and unions at a future transition point.
Prospective restriction; operative during a president's final 30 days, not continuously.
People and organizations
- Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt to Constrain the New Presidentexecutive action under legal and impact review
- Donald J. Trumppresident who issued the action
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumplimited collective bargaining throughLimiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt to Constrain the New President