DPE Condemns Trump’s EO Attacking Federal Sector Collective Bargaining, Stands in Solidarity with Federal Sector Unions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Katie Barrows
Communications Director
P: 202-549-5991
kbarrows@dpeaflcio.org

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2025 - Last night, President Trump issued an executive order stripping the collective bargaining rights of over a million federal employees who work at a wide range of agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Treasury, under the guise of national security.

Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) President Jennifer Dorning issued the following statement in response to this executive order:

“President Trump’s executive order attempting to dismantle federal employees' collective bargaining rights is a blatant attack on working people, including the members of multiple DPE affiliate unions. Professionals across the federal workforce join together in union to improve their workplaces and help deliver quality, reliable services to the American people. Our country is weakened by this unprecedented attempt at union-busting. President Trump’s actions demonstrate that he does not respect workers.

We stand with our affiliates and their members in the federal government as well as the broader labor movement.”

About DPE

The Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) is a coalition of 24 unions representing over four million professional and technical union members. DPE affiliate unions represent professionals in over 300 occupations in education and healthcare; science, engineering, and technology; legal, business, and management; media, entertainment, and the arts; and public administration.