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U.S. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson rejects POTUS directives easing ability to fire federal workers

[Reuters] - A U.S. federal judge on Saturday rejected key elements of President Donald Trump’s May executive orders that would make it easier to fire federal employees and reduce their ability to bargain collectively.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, said in a court order that Trump’s orders, which also would reduce the amount of time low-performing employees had to improve their performance before being fired, "undermine federal employees’ right to bargain collectively."

Trump signed three executive orders in May that administration officials said would give government agencies greater ability to remove employees with "poor" performance, obtain "better deals" in union contracts and require federal employees with union responsibilities to spend less time on union work.

The directives drew immediate criticism from the American Federation of Government Employees, which said the moves would hurt veterans, law enforcement officers and others.

Jackson ruled that while the president has the authority to issue executive orders relating to federal labor relations, the orders cannot "eviscerate the right to bargain collectively" as envisioned in a long-standing federal statute.

"The President must be deemed to have exceeded his authority in issuing (the orders)," Jackson ruled.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-08-27 03:31|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The urgency of the appointment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh could not be more apparent.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-08-27 03:35|| 2018-08-27 03:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Simple solution. Isn't the federal employee right to collective bargain established via an executive order?

Posted by CrazyFool 2018-08-27 07:53|| 2018-08-27 07:53|| Front Page Top

#3 A Short History

Posted by Mullah Richard 2018-08-27 08:51|| 2018-08-27 08:51|| Front Page Top

#4 As with DACA the judges would just overrule it. Time to have some judges impeached to put the rest on notice.

Posted by Silentbrick 2018-08-27 11:53|| 2018-08-27 11:53|| Front Page Top

#5 It's a game for the appointed for life judges.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-08-27 17:36|| 2018-08-27 17:36|| Front Page Top

#6 'Life appointments' to nearly anything in gov't are a mistake. Just my humble opinion.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-08-27 17:39|| 2018-08-27 17:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Kennedy created the right to collective bargaining by exec order, Trump should be able to revoke. Since Federal district courts were created by Congress, this seems like court overstepping separation of powers. Hope it goes to Supreme Court and shuts down these judicial deep staters.

Posted by Spomoling Speter9278 2018-08-27 18:33|| 2018-08-27 18:33|| Front Page Top

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