Collective bargaining rights for employees at several government agencies is protected, for now. United States District Judge Paul Friedman — an appointee of former President Bill Clinton — issued a two-page order temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s executive order rescinding collective bargaining rights for government union members.

A recent executive order by President Donald Trump could lead to significant wage reductions for thousands of federal contract workers in the U.S. By overturning a Biden-era regulation, the minimum hourly wage for these employees may drop from $17.

"This is a really important case," U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman, a Bill Clinton appointee, said after oral arguments. The post ‘They’re going to lose lots of dues’: Judge appears skeptical of government arguments over Trump executive order stripping collective bargaining rights from federal workers first appeared on Law & Crime.