Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officers are challenging the agency’s termination of a union contract for the unit charged with securing federal facilities.
The union representing Federal Protective Service employees filed a complaint this week after DHS scrapped its collective bargaining agreement as part of a broader effort to sideline organized labor in agencies with national security-related missions.
The allegation of unfair labor practices adds to a backlog of complaints at the Federal Labor Relations Authority, which has been deadlocked most of this year. The challenge also tests the scope of President