U.S. judge rejects Trump directives easing ability to fire federal workers

President Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque REUTERS

Judge Kitangi Brown Jackson on Wednesday rejected key provisions in executive orders issued by President Trump in May that would have facilitated the dismissal of federal officials and limited their ability to negotiate collectively.

"Trump's executive orders undermine the right of federal employees to bargain collectively," the federal judge said in the District Court in Washington, DC "The orders also reduced the time period for low-performing employees to improve their level before they were dismissed .

In May, President Donald Trump signed three orders that administration officials said would give government agencies greater ability to get rid of "poor performers" and get better deals in union and union contracts as required by federal officials with trade union responsibilities Less time in their knowledge.

The orders have drawn strong criticism from the American Federation of Civil Servants, who said the move would hurt officials, law enforcement officers and others.

The judge added that the president has powers to issue executive orders in relation to federal employment and relationship with them, but these orders can not "take away the right to collective bargaining" founder of the basic federal system for a long time.