Legal Framework

ILO Convention 151

Extends labor protection rights to public employees, guaranteeing protection against anti-union discrimination and establishing mechanisms for determining public sector employment conditions through negotiation.

Related incidents

2 incidents

Suppression of Organized Labor: Union Busting, NLRB Destruction, and Collective Bargaining Revocation

A multi-pronged attack on organized labor: destruction of the NLRB's quorum through the first-ever mid-term firing of a board member, an executive order stripping collective bargaining from 950,000 …

  • On January 27, 2025, Trump fired NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox — the first time a president has ever removed a Board member before the end of …
  • A federal judge on March 6, 2025 found Wilcox's firing 'illegal,' but the DC Circuit stayed her reinstatement, and the Supreme Court on May …

Schedule F Reclassification: Mass Removal of Civil Service Protections

Schedule F reclassification targets 50,000 federal employees for removal of civil service protections, enabling political firing for 'subversion of presidential directives.' The rule strips appeal …

  • Approximately 50,000 federal employees (2% of the federal workforce) will be reclassified into 'Schedule Policy/Career,' losing civil …
  • The final rule removes statutory whistleblower protections and prevents workers from appealing their reclassification to the Merit Systems …