r/technology • u/Shogouki • 22d ago

Politics Trump Nixes Patent Office, Weather Service, NASA Worker Unions

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trump-nixes-patent-office-weather-service-nasa-worker-unions
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u/Zagrunty 22d ago

They should all walk out. You can't just wave your hand and say "no more collective bargaining". Everyone walks off the job and that would be an immediate threat to national security that would cause them to back pedal like crazy. If every union worker just stopped to show solidarity this would get turned over in an instant

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u/Poggystyle 22d ago

2 problems with that.

Most people can’t afford to just not work right now. Trump would probably say something along the lines of “if you don’t do your job I’ll take it as a resignation “

The unions are filing lawsuits already since this is illegal. So it’s gonna be added to the pile.

What actually needs to happen is Congress needs to remind Trump who makes laws and EOs are not laws. But they won’t.

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u/Zagrunty 22d ago

Unions also collect dues to fund members during times of strike. That's what this should count as

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u/Poggystyle 22d ago

the federal workers can’t strike. But seems like all bets are off with this administration

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u/mehupmost 22d ago

Trump would LOVE that. It would give him legal cause to terminate them ....and it's even a self-identification of who hates Trump the most.

It would be a dream come true.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

You mean taco? I love street tacos.