EPA ends four union contracts in line with Trump executive order

Published August 8, 2025 11:29pm ET



The Environmental Protection Agency terminated its contracts with four unions on Friday, effective immediately.

Among the four unions is the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest representing EPA employees. Contracts with the National Association of Government Employees, Engineers and Scientists of California, and the National Association of Independent Labor were also given the axe.

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