May 17 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court reversed a lower court decision, allowing President Donald Trump to move ahead with a directive to end collective bargaining rights for thousands of federal workers.
"The Government is likely to prevail in its appeal of the district court's preliminary injunction. To obtain a preliminary injunction, a plaintiff must demonstrate that it will suffer irreparable harm while the case is pending. The National Treasury Employees Union failed to establish irreparable harm," the U.S. Court of Appeals For The District of Columbia wrote in its 2-1 ruling this week.
Trump in March issued an executive order directing several federal departments and agencies to cease collective bargaining.
Later that month, the National Treasury Employees Union filed a lawsuit in federal court, arguing the government's move to direct its 150,000 employees to "cease participating in grievance procedures" was unlawful.
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