The following article by Joe Davidson was posted on the Washington Post website March 23, 2018:
The Federal Labor Relations Authority is a tiny speck among Uncle Sam’s arsenal of agencies, akin to a freckle next to the big muscle of his Defense Department.
Yet the FLRA is emerging as a noteworthy example in President Trump’s efforts to undermine the ability of labor organizations to represent federal employees, while shrinking government and diluting services.
Following White House directives on reorganization and workforce reduction, the FLRA plans to close two regional offices, in Boston and Dallas, leaving just five. An agency budget justification for fiscal 2019 cites “workload, costs, and operating efficiencies.” The authority is a quasi-judicial body with three members, now two Republicans and a Democrat, appointed by the president. Continue reading “Cuts to small agency part of larger Trump hit on federal unions, agencies and services”