House lawmakers force a vote on bill to restore federal workers' bargaining rights

By Andrea Hsu

Published November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM EST

House lawmakers have collected enough signatures to force a vote on a bill that would nullify President Trump's executive order terminating collective bargaining rights for most federal workers.

Andrea Hsu

Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent.

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