Bipartisan House Majority Votes to Restore Federal Employee Union Rights

On December 11, a bipartisan majority of House members voted to approve the Protect America’s Workforce Act, a bill that would restore the union rights of hundreds of thousands of federal government employees. The vote was 231-195, with 20 Republicans joining all the House Democrats to pass the legislation.

The bill was necessary because in March 2025 President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order stripping most federal employees of their union rights, citing a dubious claim of “national security.” The Catholic Labor Network responded with a letter to the President urging him to reconsider and respect the rights of workers to organize. To date, the Catholic Labor Network has not received a response from the administration.

The Protect America’s Workforce Act now moves to consideration in the Senate.