Federal Bureau of Prisons Ends Union Protections for Workers

The Federal Bureau of Prisons said on Thursday that it was canceling a collective bargaining agreement with the union representing more than 30,000 prison workers, making it the latest group to be targeted by the Trump administration’s effort to assert more control over the government work force.

William K. Marshall III, the bureau’s director, told employees that he was terminating the contract with the union, the Council of Prison Locals, saying that it had become an obstacle to making changes intended to improve safety and morale.

He said that workers would not be removed, suspended or demoted without cause or due process, and that their pay and benefits were guaranteed by law and would remain.
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