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On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order that strips collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government. We published an initial list of responses from affiliated unions in the Friday edition of the Daily Brief and many more were released after publishing. Read more statements on this politically motivated attack on the labor movement from:
Utility Workers (UWUA) National President James Slevin
Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) Executive Director Sam Wheeler
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American Postal Workers Union (APWU) President Mark Dimondstein
American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) President Ned Hanlon
Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union-UFCW (RWDSU-UFCW) President Stuart Appelbaum
Laborers (LIUNA) General President Brent Booker
Actors’ Equity Association (Equity) Executive Director Al Vincent Jr.
Metal Trades Department (MTD)
Bricklayers (BAC)
Department for Professional Employees (DPE) President Jennifer Dorning
American Association of University Professors (AAUP) President Todd Wolfson
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President April Verrett
School Administrators (AFSA)
Ironworkers General President Eric Dean
The AFL-CIO has collected a list of statements about this executive order from affiliated unions and state and local federated bodies, which can be accessed here.
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