WE SUPPORT FEDERAL WORKERS AND

THE PROTECT AMERICA’S WORKFORCE ACT

We strongly support the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2250) because it defends the rights of more than a million federal employees whose voices and livelihoods are under attack. Federal workers keep our country running—from inspecting our food to safeguarding public health—and they deserve the same dignity, stability, and union protections as any other American worker. This legislation is a crucial step toward restoring fairness and accountability in government workplaces.

In recent years, President Donald Trump has taken unprecedented actions to weaken federal unions. His proposed “Schedule F” plan would reclassify large numbers of career employees as at-will political appointees, stripping them of job security and collective bargaining rights. Even more alarming, he has issued executive orders instructing agencies to ignore existing union contracts—first targeting nearly one million workers and later expanding to cover hundreds of thousands more. These moves threaten to roll back the most extensive set of worker protections in U.S. history.

Without union contracts, federal employees would be left vulnerable to political retaliation, sudden firings, and shifting demands from whichever administration is in power. That is not only unjust to workers—it undermines the stability and effectiveness of government itself. The services Americans rely on every day depend on a workforce that is free from political coercion and protected by fair labor agreements.

H.R. 2250 directly addresses this crisis. The bill will overturn Trump’s executive orders, restore collective bargaining agreements, and reaffirm federal employees' rights to organize and negotiate their working conditions.

On December 11, 2025, the House of Representatives passed the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) by a bipartisan vote of 231–195, demonstrating that this argument is already persuading lawmakers. The choice before Congress is now simple: either allow the largest rollback of union rights in American history to stand, or complete the work the House has begun by passing the Protect America’s Workforce Act and securing fair treatment for the people who serve our nation every day. We urge the Senate to act quickly and send this bill to the President without delay. Federal workers—and the American public who depend on them—cannot afford to wait.

Press Release: Golden, Fitzpatrick introduce bipartisan bill to repeal President Trump’s order restricting collective bargaining for federal workers (Jared Golden, 4-1-25)

H.R.2550 - Protect America's Workforce Act

Congress must immediately restore the union rights of federal employees (The Hill, 9-1-25)

Help Protect Federal Workers From Trump’s Union-Busting Attacks (Common Dreams, 10-5-25)

Warner Applauds House Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Repeal Union-Busting Executive Orders (Mark R. Warner, 12-11-25)

AFGE Applauds House Passage of Bill to Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights, Urges Swift Passage by Senate (AFGE, 12-11-25)