Statement of Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO President Donna S. Edwards on Federal Collective Bargaining Executive Order Stripping Workers of Their Right to Unionize

Annapolis, MD – “President Trump’s executive order is a direct and shameful attack on the rights of working people. It undermines the fundamental right of federal workers to unionize and collectively bargain — rights that generations of workers have fought and sacrificed to secure. This is nothing less than union-busting at the highest level.

“The Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO stands in unwavering solidarity with federal workers. We will not stand by while workers’ voices are silenced, and their rights trampled. Our labor movement is united and resolute, and we will fight this assault on working people with every tool at our disposal.”