President Trump issued an executive order rescinding Executive Order (EO) 14003, signed by President Biden on January 22, 2021. The order stated that the Federal Government should serve as a model employer and that rebuilding the career Federal workforce and encouraging union organizing and collective bargaining are policies of the United States.  

EO 14003 directed agency heads and their subordinates to negotiate over the subjects outlined in 5 U.S.C. 7106 (b) (1), including the number and types of employees assigned to particular work as well as the method, means, and technology needed to perform the tasks.  

In addition, EO 14003 directed the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to provide a report to the President with recommendations to promote a $15/hour minimum wage for Federal employees. [President Biden instituted a $15/hour minimum wage for Federal employees and contractors that was codified as a final rule in November 2021].  

EO 14003 also revoked Executive Order 13957 which was created by the first Trump administration to make it easier to fire federal workers in jobs that are normally apolitical and therefore have civil service protections. 

Lastly, the EO 14003 revoked a series of EOs and Presidential Memorandum that President Trump issued during his first term that limited the rights of federal workers to collectively bargain and made it easier to fire federal workers by removing due process and collective bargaining agreement protections.