Sign the Grassroots Amicus Brief: Help federal workers stand up to Trump!

Courts considering Donald Trump's attack on federal worker unions

In the dead of night, Donald Trump’s administration issued a disgraceful and retaliatory Executive Order declaring war on working people by denying their collective bargaining rights.

This order was a direct attack on the rights of one million patriotic American civil servants―targeted simply because they are members of a union that stands up to this administration’s harmful policies.

Trump’s order claims to be in response to national security concerns, but that’s plainly ridiculous. Elon Musk and Donald Trump don’t like that AFGE is standing up for their members against attempts to politicize the civil service, chaotically fire federal employees, and cut services to the American people. These federal workers have had union rights since before America went to the moon. A union nurse at the VA isn’t a threat to national security.

This attack on federal workers is an attack on everything the government does. It is an attack on Social Security, on our national parks, and on our veterans.

This is a fight that will be won in the courts. But that doesn’t mean that we should sit around and wait for judges to recognize the legal rights of these workers.

The American Federation of Government Employees is preparing immediate legal action and will fight relentlessly to protect the rights of union members, and all working Americans, from these unprecedented attacks. But this fight is bigger than any one union―or even the labor movement.

Donald Trump wants to be the kind of billionaire boss with total control over his employees. Their ideas aren’t valued, and their service is taken for granted. If Trump gets his way, he won’t stop. He and his billionaire buddies like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk won’t stop until we’re all under his thumb.

Sign the Grassroots Amicus Brief supporting Federal Workers Standing up to Trump’s Executive Order!

To: Courts considering Donald Trump's attack on federal worker unions
From: [Your Name]

We stand in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and federal workers targeted by Donald Trump’s unlawful and retaliatory executive order attacking their collective bargaining rights.

We believe that every worker deserves a voice on the job, and that unions are essential to protecting workers' rights and promoting democracy. We reject Trump's attempts to silence and intimidate federal employees, a third of whom are veterans who have bravely served our nation.

We know that federal unions like AFGE are not just fighting for their own members, but for all working Americans who value fair treatment, safe working conditions, and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. We recognize that collective bargaining is a fundamental right that has been upheld by presidents from both parties, including Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Biden.

We are outraged that Trump's executive order would strip federal employees of their bargaining rights, leaving them vulnerable to abuse and retaliation. We know that this attack on unions is not just an attack on federal workers, but on all working people who rely on unions to protect their rights and interests – and all Americans who rely on the services AFGE members provide.

We stand with AFGE in their fight against this unjust executive order, and we pledge to support their efforts in court. We will not be silenced or intimidated by Trump's bullying tactics, and we will continue to speak out against his attacks on workers' rights.