Clinton-appointed federal judge blocks Trump admin from pulling foreign service workers' bargaining rights

In a move that adds to an ever-growing stack of court interventions that have stymied the president's second-term agenda a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from targeting foreign provision workers' collective bargaining rights amid an ongoing challenge against an executive order The American Foreign System Association a labor union for foreign operation workers lodged a legal challenge after President Donald Trump issued an executive order earlier this year that according to a White House fact sheet aimed to end collective bargaining with Federal unions in various governing body entities with national shield missions Certain Federal unions have declared war on President Trump s agenda the release asserted Protecting America s national assurance is a core constitutional duty and President Trump refuses to let union obstruction interfere with his efforts to protect Americans and our national interests Judge Paul L Friedman of the U S District Court for the District of Columbia who was nominated by then-President Bill Clinton decades ago issued the order granting the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction TRUMP'S NEWEST EXECUTIVE ORDER MOVES TO END COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AT AGENCIES SAFEGUARDING NATIONAL SECURITYThe order signed by Friedman states in part that Trump's executive order is unlawful as applied to the Defendants who are heads of agencies with employees represented by the Plaintiff The effect of the Executive Order was substantial it removed collective bargaining rights from approximately two-thirds of the federal workforce Friedman's opinion declared echoing verbatim a sentence included in an opinion Friedman issued last month in a similar occurrence In that matter which was brought by the National Treasury Employees Union Friedman also targeted Trump's executive order and granted a motion for a preliminary injunction JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKS TRUMP ORDER ENDING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS FOR MAJORITY OF FEDERAL WORKERSAmerican Foreign Utility Association President Tom Yazdgerdi called the ruling a considerable accomplishment not just for our members but for the integrity of the Foreign System and for the accountability and transparency of our member agencies according to a press release issued by the union President Trump eliminated collective bargaining agreements that peril national shield interests He will reliably prioritize society safety for the American people White House spokesperson Anna Kelly stated in a comment the White House provided to Fox News Digital on Thursday JUDGE UPHOLDS TRUMP'S AUTHORITY TO DEPORT CRIMINAL REFUGEES UNDER ALIEN ENEMIES ACTFox News Digital also reached out to the Justice Department for comment but they did not promptly respond