EPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contract

Federal workers’ union alleges EPA illegally terminated agreement with the goal of repressing political dissent The union representing more than 8,000 workers at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a lawsuit against the agency and administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday alleging the agency illegally terminated the union’s collective bargaining agreement. The lawsuit, filed by two local unions of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), claims the agency failed to justify the contract’s termination and was motivated by a desire to repress political dissent, a violation of the employees’ first amendment rights. Continue reading...

Originally reported by The Guardian US by Michael Sainato. Read the full story at the source.