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Labor News & Commentary March 16 redirects federal investments away from union-friendly employers & more
https://onlabor.org/march-16-2025/
By Otto Barenberg
Otto Barenberg is a student at Harvard Law School.
In today’s news and commentary, Trump scraps the $15 minimum wage for federal contractors and redirects federal investments away from union-friendly employers; Utah workers launch a campaign to overturn the state’s ban on public sector unions.
Late Friday evening, the Trump Administration rescinded three Biden-era executive orders: EO 14026, which guaranteed a $15 minimum wage to federal contractors; EO 14126, the “Good Jobs” order, which boosted union-friendly employers in agencies’ procurement and contracting decisions; and EO 14119, which prioritized contracts with registered participants in apprenticeship programs.
The wage order had applied to millions of workers and, through a Department of Labor implementing rule, had tied wage increases to inflation. As of Friday, the minimum wage for federal contractors was $17.75. The order had largely withstood legal challenges, upheld by the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Tenth Circuits, but nixed by the Ninth. In January, the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on whether the order exceeded Biden’s authority.
FULL story at link above.