The House voted to repeal President Donald Trump's executive order from earlier this year that aimed to remove collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
The union is challenging those moves in court, arguing they are illegal and retaliatory. In May, an appeals court said the administrationIn a statement after Thursday's vote, the AFGE said it “extends its deep appreciation to every member of Congress who voted for the bill.
” The group's president, Everett Kelley, called it a “seismic victory.”“We commend the Republicans and Democrats who stood with workers and voted to reverse the single largest act of union-busting in American history,” said Liz Shuler, the group's president. The bill reached the floor through a discharge petition led by Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine. It’s a tactic that has been used with increasingly frequency this Congress due to frustrations with GOP leadership, including in the high-profile push to force release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Any lawmakers can force a vote on legislation if their petition gains 218 signatures, a majority in the 435-member House. All House Democrats who voted supported the measure to restore the bargaining rights. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries supported the bill, saying on the floor prior to its passage that it would help “public servants who have been targeted viciously by the Trump administration from the very beginning of his time in office.” While passage in the Republican-held Senate appears unlikely, the vote represented one of the chamber’s first formal rebukes of the president and the flurry of executive orders he has issued during his second term.Still, most of the Republicans who backed the bill still held back from directly calling out the president. Speaking on the House floor before voting in favor of the bill, New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler said that “earlier this year, an executive order changed the collective bargaining status.” “Every American deserves a voice in the workplace, and that includes the people who keep our government running and open,” said Lawler. Of the 20 Republicans who backed the bill, many, including Fitzpatrick, face tough reelections next year. It comes at a time when some Republicans,, have become more supportive of labor unions, long a key part of the Democratic Party's coalition. New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who switched parties in Trump's first term, was among the Republicans to support the bill, but told reporters prior to the vote that he wasn't trying to send a message to the president with his vote. “No message here at all,” said Van Drew. “This is a New Jersey message. I got to take care of my people. And I’ve always been supportive of unions.”Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Freeze warning and frost advisory for Friday morningYouth Crisis Center’s tiny home community houses young mothers in needSurveillance video shows chaos unfolding from shooting at Westside parking lotDeadly shooting at Westside parking lotBolles falls to Cardinal Mooney in class 2A state Championship gameGreen Cove Springs residents successfully stop rezone for new housing developmentVolunteers are needed to help do flooring for a Jacksonville woman who lost her apartment in a fireVolunteers are needed to help do flooring for a Jacksonville woman who lost her apartment in a fireBaker County community pays respects after Jacksonville Port Authority COO dies in crashFormer JSO officer accused of stalking former girlfriend using marked police car, false imprisonmentFormer JSO officer accused of stalking former girlfriend using marked police car, false imprisonmentElementary students learn about finances, footwork with the JagsSheriff credits work of Narcotics Unit with contributing to ‘significant drop’ in overdose deathsInside the new Village at Cedar Hills affordable housing community'Happy not satisfied' is the saying as Bolles preps for state football title shotRichard's Swing Makeover Pt. 15: We're doing a jig'Disgusting': Attorney announces lawsuits by 2 DCPS educators alleging First Amendment violationsFamily describes terrifying ordeal after 4-year-old boy loses ear in dog attackVIDEO: Mom captures driver ignoring school bus stop signal as children prepare to cross streetWhy rain can cause headaches and joint painWoman describes finding truck partially submerged in pond behind her homeNassau County Christmas tree lighting and fireworksVigil for high school senior killed at Westside Burger KingTracking a rainy weekend of possibly disruptive storms
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