How the Trump Administration Hobbled Federal Labor UnionsPublished byrss.nytimes.comon •1 min readMark Smith outside the V.A. Medical Center in San Francisco last spring.Layoffs and Job ReductionsLaw and LegislationOrganized LaborUnited States Politics and GovernmentTrumpDonald JAmerican Federation of Government EmployeesAmerican Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial OrganizationsLabor and JobsGovernment EmployeesCollective BargainingLearn moreShareLegalReport