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Trump Guts BOP Guard Union
Loaded on May 1, 2025
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2025, page 17
An executive order signed by Pres. Donald J. Trump (R) on March 27, 2025, stripped collective bargaining rights from federal unions, including those representing guards working for the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
The guards had already lost most or all of their incentive pay bonuses, which added …
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