Biden to reverse Trump orders seen as hostile to federal workers
Source: Washington Post
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Biden to reverse Trump orders seen as hostile to federal workers
By Eric Yoder
Jan. 22, 2021 at 11:44 a.m. EST
President Biden on Friday will knock out the main pillars of his predecessor’s policies toward the federal workforce, the White House has said, by repealing Trump administration orders that restricted bargaining and appeal rights and another that sought to remove civil service protections from a large class of employees.
Federal agencies for several years have cited the union-related orders to restrict the subjects over which they will bargain, although the rules needed to carry out the disciplinary policies were finalized in the fall.
The latter order, issued in October, could have turned tens of thousands of career employees — or more — essentially into political appointees, although time ran out on the Trump administration before it could make those changes.
That order — which was widely criticized for potentially politicizing the civil service — sought to move career federal employees whose work involves making or carrying out policies into a
new category to be called Schedule F.
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Eric Yoder
Eric Yoder is a National reporter at The Washington Post. He has reported for The Post since 2000, concentrating on federal employee issues, the budget and government management policies. Follow https://twitter.com/EricYoderWP
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is to be commended for rescinding the Trump administration’s Schedule F executive order that would have undermined the merit-based, nonpartisan civil service system, eviscerated employee due process rights and replaced professionals with partisans.
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Fucking aye right!!!
