Congressman Brown: Public Servants at DOD Earned Their Collective Bargaining Rights, We Should Protect Them

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Congressman Anthony G. Brown, Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee released the following statement criticizing the Department of Defense for attempts to circumvent federal employees' collective bargaining rights. Congressman Brown represents over 50,000 federal employees in his district - the fifth largest population in the country:

"The hardworking public servants at the Department of Defense go to work each day to accomplish our mission around the world and keep this country safe. I am deeply concerned that this Administration, which routinely invokes national security emergencies without merit, is doing so again to deny federal workers at these agencies their earned collective bargaining rights - rights that ensure safe workplaces, fair benefits and just compensation. Many Department of Defense employees are veterans, some taking their first steps in the transition back to civilian life. President Trump's anti-worker, anti-union agenda is corrosive to morale and undermines our national security. I am strongly looking at ways to resolve this issue in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. Our public servants deserve better."

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