Federal judge tosses Trump administration effort to end union rights for federal workers

A Trump-appointed federal judge tossed a suit brought by the administration in a preemptive move to strip collective bargaining rights from federal employees.

The Trump administration brought the suit in the one-judge district in Texas shortly after signing an order seeking to end union rights at 18 different federal agencies.

The suit sought a declaratory judgment from a Waco, Texas, court that the White House has “the power to rescind or repudiate” collective bargaining agreements across numerous agencies.