Trump continues clearout of top US labor officials with fresh firing President dismisses Biden-appointed chair of Federal Labor Relations Authority to advance ‘America-First agenda’ The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2025
Trump's Labor Secretary Pick Is a Union Favorite—and a Threat to Right-to-Work Laws Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s record shows a troubling pattern of undermining workplace freedom and expanding federal control over state labor policies. Reason · Feb 10, 2025
Immigration Judges Push for Union as Trump Prepares Mass Deportations Amid record case backlogs, immigration judges push for union reinstatement to address mounting pressure from Trump's mass deportation promises. Latin Times · Dec 14, 2024
Public-sector union legislation and litigation five years after Janus Note: Today’s newsletter is the final edition of Union Station. We are so grateful for your readership over the past five years. Want in-depth reporting about federal courts, election policy, school board politics, and more? Check out and subscribe to Ballotpedia’s other newsletters here. Ballotpedia · Jun 9, 2023
Biden Promised a Return to 'Rule of Law' Governance. His Record Says Differently. Like his predecessors, the current president ignores the law when it suits him. Reason · Feb 22, 2023
Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Jan. 1 Welcome to the Jan. 9 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Jan 9, 2023
2022 recap: Public-sector union legislation in the states Happy New Year! In today’s Union Station, we’ll review public-sector union legislation from 2022. Next week, we’ll look at bills filed so far for 2023. Ballotpedia · Jan 6, 2023
Union Station: Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging FLRA jurisdiction over Ohio National Guard collective bargaining dispute The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a Sixth Circuit ruling that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has jurisdiction to regulate a collective bargaining dispute between the Ohio National Guard and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). AFGE is the federal employee union representing… Ballotpedia · Oct 14, 2022
Union Station: Federal Labor Relations Authority decertifies National ICE Council On Aug. 11, Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) Regional Director Jessica S. Bartlett granted the American Federation of Government Employees’ (AFGE) petition to disclaim representational interest in AFGE Council 118—the National ICE Council—and decertified the union. National ICE Council President Chris Crane called the decision whistleblower retaliation, and U.S. Sen.… Ballotpedia · Aug 19, 2022
Embattled immigration judges group renews union fight - Roll Call The association representing immigration judges across the country asked a federal labor authority Thursday to restore its collecting bargaining powers. Roll Call · Jul 21, 2022
Union Station: National ICE Council will separate from American Federation of Government Employees The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) announced on July 12 that it had filed paperwork with the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to relinquish its representational interest in AFGE Council 118, the National ICE Council, which represents U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees. Ballotpedia · Jul 15, 2022
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturns two FLRA rulings Two three-judge panels of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently issued rulings affecting federal employee collective bargaining. Ballotpedia · Feb 4, 2022
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's First Circuit Court Opinion A unanimous panel rejects a Trump Administration change to rules on collective bargaining for government workers. Reason · Feb 4, 2022