Protect America’s Workforce Act

## Summary The Protect America's Workforce Act aims to reverse two recent executive orders that limited federal labor-management relations programs. These programs govern how federal agencies interact with employee unions, including collective bargaining rights. By nullifying Executive Orders 14251 and 14343, the bill restores prior rules that allowed broader participation in such programs, ensuring federal workers retain their ability to negotiate with agencies over workplace conditions. It also guarantees that existing collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) signed between federal agencies and unions before March 26, 2025, remain valid for their full term, preventing abrupt disruptions to negotiated benefits or protections. The bill’s passage would strengthen union rights in the federal workforce and limit the president’s authority to unilaterally restrict labor-management collaboration. ## Key Points - Nullifies two executive orders: E.O. 14251 and E.O. 14343, which excluded certain federal employees or agencies from labor-management programs. - Prohibits federal funding for implementing these orders, effectively blocking their enforcement. - Preserves existing collective bargaining agreements: Ensures CBAs active as of March 26, 2025, stay in effect until their scheduled expiration. - Reinforces labor rights: Restores prior policies allowing federal employees to engage in union activities and negotiations. - Targets federal labor-management relations: Focuses on restoring collaboration frameworks between agencies and unions. ## Impact Areas - Federal employee unions: Unions regain authority to represent workers under pre-2025 rules, reversing recent restrictions. - Federal agencies: Agencies must comply with existing CBAs and labor-management programs, potentially altering operations. - Labor rights and workplace policies: Strengthens collective bargaining power, impacting wages, benefits, and working conditions for federal employees. *Technical terms explained*: - Executive orders: Directives from the President that manage operations of the federal government. - Collective bargaining agreements (CBAs): Contracts between employers (agencies) and unions outlining workplace terms like pay, hours, and safety rules. - Exclusive representative: A union officially recognized to negotiate on behalf of employees in a specific workplace.