Protect America's Workforce Act
Description
This bill would restore collective bargaining rights for certain federal employees by nullifying a 2025 executive order.
Summary
What it does
This bill would nullify the executive order issued on March 27, 2025, that excluded certain executive agencies and subdivisions from the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. By reversing this exclusion, the bill proposes to restore the collective bargaining rights of affected federal employees. Additionally, the bill would ensure that any collective bargaining agreements in place as of March 26, 2025, remain in full effect for the remainder of their original terms.
Who is affected
This bill directly affects federal employees within executive agencies and subdivisions that were excluded from collective bargaining rights by the March 27, 2025, Executive Order. It also impacts federal labor organizations and management by reinstating the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute's authority over these entities. Additionally, parties to collective bargaining agreements that were in place as of March 26, 2025, are affected as the bill ensures those agreements remain in full force through their stated terms.
Key provisions
- Nullification of Executive Order on labor-management exclusions. The bill voids the Executive Order issued on March 27, 2025, which removed certain executive agencies and subdivisions from the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.
- Restoration of collective bargaining rights. By nullifying the Executive Order, the bill reinstates the authority for federal employees in the affected agencies to participate in collective bargaining and ensures the enforcement of those rights.
- Preservation of existing collective bargaining agreements. The legislation mandates that any covered collective bargaining agreement active as of March 26, 2025, remains in full effect for the remainder of its specified term.
Fiscal impact
Not applicable: No CBO cost estimate available
Effective dates
The bill provides that covered collective bargaining agreements in place as of March 26, 2025, remain in full force and effect through their stated terms.
Relationship to existing law
This bill nullifies the executive order titled 'Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs' and restores the application of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute to certain executive agencies. It also ensures that collective bargaining agreements in effect as of March 26, 2025, remain enforceable through their original terms.
Stated purpose
The bill aims to restore collective bargaining rights for federal employees by nullifying a 2025 executive order that excluded certain agencies from the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. It also ensures that existing collective bargaining agreements remain in effect for their full intended terms.