(The Center Square) – Supporters of President Donald Trump’s plan to scale back collective bargaining say union contracts raise taxpayer costs and limit flexibility, while opponents argue it leaves already vulnerable correctional officers at greater risk.

Bureau of Prisons Director William Marshall said the agency was ending the agreement because it believed collective bargaining was a “roadblock” and that the union contract had become “an obstacle to progress instead of a partner in it.”

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