Trump executive order being challenged

In March 2025, Donald Trump signed the “EXCLUSIONS FROM FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PROGRAMS” order.

That order is now being challenged by Democrats.

Trump will not be happy to know that a group of Republicans has joined Democrats to repeal the order, and that is not the only challenge Trump is facing right now.

The Order

Trump’s order had two main sections, the first being, “The agencies and agency subdivisions set forth in section 2 of this order are hereby determined to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work.  It is also hereby determined that Chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, cannot be applied to these agencies and agency subdivisions in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations.”

The next section stated, “The agency subdivisions set forth in section 3 of this order are hereby determined to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work.  It is also hereby determined that Subchapter X of Chapter 52 of title 22, United States Code, cannot be applied to these subdivisions in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations.”

The order goes on to exclude several departments within the government that are excluded from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs.

This did not sit well with Democrats, and it was clear that it would be challenged. It was just a matter of when.

Challenging the Order

A new bill being led by Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) is challenging Trump’s order that would exclude these various government departments from having collective bargaining rights.

The bill will get unanimous support from Democrats, but it is also getting support from 13 Republicans in more moderate districts or states that rely on union support.

There is no way Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) would ever put this on the floor, so Golden is going to use a discharge petition to force the vote, just as Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) did for the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Golden only needs a simple majority to force the vote, and with 13 Republicans backing him, he will have it.

More Problems

There was a time when nobody would cross Trump, but those days are long gone, especially in an election cycle where the GOP is expected to take a major hit.

Part of the problem for Republicans is the economy, but Trump is claiming that this is all a hoax, and if you are following this online, you already know people are comparing it to what Biden did about the economy when he was in office.

For instance, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) stated, “You can’t call it a hoax and suggest that people are going to believe it.” She later added, “By the time somebody is at the level that they’re serving as president of the United States, it’s not like they’re going out and doing their own shopping.”

Not to take a shot at Trump, but he is likely basing his claims on the reports on supply pricing he is seeing because there is no way that man has been in the grocery store in decades. And let’s be realistic about politicians, even the ones who are loyal to Trump. When push comes to shove, they are going to try to save their seat, so we are likely to see more defections unless Trump changes the overall message on this front.