WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that it is unilaterally ending collective bargaining for many hard-working employees across the federal government:
“When unions can engage in collective bargaining, the middle class grows. The President could spend his time on efforts to lower costs for families. Instead, he keeps attacking the hard-working federal employees, many of whom are veterans, who provide critical services and keep Americans safe. It’s wrong, and it can’t stand.”
Approximately 30 percent of federal employees are veterans. Senator Hassan helped introduce the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which strengthens federal laws that protect workers’ right to join a union and bargain for higher wages and better benefits.
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