
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2025 – The IAM Union and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s recent signing of an executive order demolishing the collective bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of federal workers:
“We are deeply alarmed by the Trump administration’s signing of an executive order to demolish the collective bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of federal workers. This reckless action directly attacks workers’ having a voice in the workplace and on the core principles of respect and dignity.
“The Trump administration’s actions are an assault on the rights and job security for federal workers caring for our veterans, keeping our military ready, adjudicating passport applications, caring for our public lands, and performing countless other essential public services. This blatantly illegal move will create chaos and destroy our civil service system as we know it. We will fight this attack on our nation’s heroes and continue to uplift our dedicated public servants who keep our government running.”
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is one of North America’s largest and most diverse industrial trade unions, representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, healthcare, automotive, and other industries across the United States and Canada.