"Unions representing employees of the National Weather Service and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sued President Trump on Tuesday over an executive order that sought to end employee rights to collectively bargain with the government. 

Last week, Trump issued an order ending collective bargaining with unions representing the Weather Service and patent office, as well as employees at NASA, the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, the U.S. Agency for Global Media and hydropower facilities in the Bureau of Reclamation.

He did so using an exemption that allows the president to end collective bargaining at national security agencies.

A White House fact sheet argued that the move ensures that “agencies vital to national security can execute their missions without delay and protect the American people.”"

Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill September 2, 2025. [2]