Appeals Court Revives Trump’s Orders on Federal Labor Relations

A federal appeals court brought new life to President Donald Trump's executive orders that could make firing employees and weakening their union representation easier for federal agencies. The three executive orders targeted federal processes that Trump called "unaccountable and wasteful," according to The Washington Post. The Trump administration said the changes would help make the government more efficient, The New York Times reported. The labor unions that challenged the executive orders took their claims to court, but on July 16 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the issues should have been heard by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).