Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, an Obama Appointee, Struck Down several Provisions of President Trump's Civil Service Executive Orders.
The stricken Provisions included Components of the Executive Orders that Judge Jackson said Conflict with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, such as:
- Limitations on the Amount of Taxpayer-Funded Time that Full-Time Federal Employees can Dedicate to Union Activities.
- A Reduction in the Amount of Time that Poor-Performing Employees can Demonstrate Improvement.
- Certain Restrictions on Workplace Issues that Federal Agencies can Negotiate with Unions.
Trump issued the Executive Orders in May. The Three Orders jointly sought to Strengthen Discipline and Removal Procedures for Federal Employees, ensure Efficient use of Taxpayer-Funded Union Time, and Streamline the Collective Bargaining Process.
Three separate Lawsuits aimed at Blocking the Executive Orders were filed by the American Federation of Government Employees, the National Treasury Employees Union, and a Coalition of 13 smaller Public Sector Unions.
The Legal Challenges claimed that the Executive Orders Conflict with certain Collective Bargaining Provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act and Prevent Unions from Performing their Statutorily-required Representational Duties.
Judge Jackson Consolidated the Lawsuits in June 2018.
A Representative from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) stated on August 25th that the DOJ was Reviewing Judge Jackson’s Decision.
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