(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - A broad coalition of Federal Lawmakers and Labor Leaders have rallied on Capitol Hill to demand immediate Congressional action to restore Union Rights for nearly one million Federal Workers. 

The recently-held press conference marked the formal launch of a discharge petition to force a House vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) - a bipartisan Bill that would overturn President Donald Trump’s March 27th Executive Order attempting to strip Union Rights from large segments of the Federal Workforce. 

“If you support Federal Workers, if you support Veterans who make up a third of the workforce, if you support human rights in the workplace - sign the petition. Workers, the Labor Movement and the country are watching,” AFGE National President Everett Kelley said at the press event.

Trump’s Executive Order - issued under the false pretense of national security - attempted to strip nearly a million Civil Servants of their Union Rights guaranteed under the law.

For many, it means losing Union representation, grievance rights, workplace protections and a seat at the table to raise concerns about safety, staffing, discrimination - and more. 

H.R. 2550 would reverse this unprecedented act of Union-Busting and restore Collective Bargaining Rights to the affected Workers.

The Bill already has bipartisan support, with a majority of House members signed on as co-sponsors - including both Democrats and Republicans. 

“Strong Unions make our workplaces safer and more efficient,” said Kelley, a Veteran and former Local President at an Army Depot. “Claiming that collective bargaining harms national security is nothing more than a ruse to silence hard-working Federal Employees.” 

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