Does the president actually have the power to union-bust, or is he just continuing to do what he wants...? I realize it's largely an academic question, since no one will resist this guy's illegal actions...
this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2025
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Yes. Reagan did it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Air_Traffic_Controllers_Organization_(1968)
Quite a deal at the time.
Biden did it with the potential rail industry strikes, so yes.
That’s incorrect, and these situations aren’t close to comparable.
When Biden was in power, eight out of twelve unions had already ratified the contract, and the senate passed a bill to force the final four to accept it. It passed 80-15, so Biden couldn’t have vetoed it if he wanted to.
Trump is attempting to ban unions altogether, by executive order.
OP's point stands though, whether it’s right or not, it seems to be within the President's power.
Boss: I've decided to pay you shit wages and expect you to work nightmare hours.
Union: We've all banded together and would collectively like to tell you that we prefer better wages and more reasonable hours, or else we will strike.
Boss: I've decided you can't do that, or else.
Union: Yes, or else, indeed. That's the core concept here.
Call his fuckin' bluff, or else you don't really have a union at all.
Ronald Reagan did exactly that with air traffic controllers. Fired the lot of them.
You want to piss off employees who keep terrorists, drugs, and weapons out of the country?
On second thought... yes, he does, because he isn't working for Americans.
TSA is worthless, my friend. Nobody should support their agency. Fire them all, please. I do, however, support workers unionizing and striking, and if that is TSA employees, high five.