"In a 231 to 195 vote on Thursday afternoon, the House passed the Protect America's Workforce Act, which would nullify Trump's orders in March and August to exempt workers at dozens of agencies from collective bargaining rights. The bill passed with 20 Republicans joining all Democrats in voting "yes." The bill simply nullifies the order and says that collective bargaining agreements - known otherwise as union contracts - in effect before the order will be restored."
"The legislation was forced onto the floor after a discharge petition surpassed the requisite 218 signatures in November. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it may face more difficult odds of passing the chamber's 60-vote threshold. A companion bill introduced in the Senate has 48 cosponsors, only one of them Republican, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine."
"Trump's orders have been slammed by labor advocates as the largest single act of union busting in U.S. history. They were especially disastrous for the labor movement since public sector workers are unionized at a far higher rate than those in the private sector. The affected unions had sued the Trump administration following the March order, but a federal appeals court had allowed it to stand, paving the way for Trump to issue his follow-up order in August to strip yet more workers of union rights."
The House passed the Protect America's Workforce Act by a 231-195 vote to restore collective bargaining rights to roughly one million federal employees removed by two Trump executive orders. Twenty Republicans joined all Democrats in supporting the measure. The bill nullifies the March and August orders and reinstates union contracts that were in effect before the orders. A discharge petition forced the bill onto the floor after it reached 218 signatures. The measure now moves to the Senate, where it faces a higher 60-vote threshold; a companion Senate bill has 48 cosponsors, including one Republican.
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