Federal Collective Bargaining Rescission

3 proceedings tracked · Active

Executive orders stripping collective-bargaining rights from federal employees generated a cascade of litigation and a pattern Bryan noticed almost immediately: the same legal arguments, the same plaintiffs, the same judge, just with a different agency name on the caption. Bryan covers the First Amendment stakes, the FLRA's role, and what happens when a court decides the rescission was retaliatory.

Bargaining Rights Litigation

AFSCME v. Trump

1:25-cv-03306 · D.D.C. · 2025

A judge found that moves to rescind collective-bargaining rights were retaliatory, a factual finding with First Amendment consequences. Bryan noted the 'lack of creativity' pattern: the same argument filed in front of the same judge for agency after agency.

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Bargaining Rights Litigation

AFL-CIO v. Trump (9th Circuit, RIF Discovery)

25-cv-03698 · 9th Cir. · 2025

The 9th Circuit compelled the government to produce Reduction in Force plans so plaintiffs could challenge specific actions. A structural turning point: the discovery win forced the government to show its hand.

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Bargaining Rights Litigation

American Federation of Government Employees v. OPM

1:25-cv-01237 · D.D.C. · 2025

OPM gave DOGE access to protected personal information on federal workers. Motions practice ongoing; discovery into DOGE's data use forthcoming. Overlaps with DOGE litigation: the parallel strategy of gutting FLRA enforcement capacity alongside direct EO rescissions.

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