Take Action to Protect Federal Labor Agencies

During the CSO Annual Meeting, President Saathoff asked that all staff participate in NSO’s action to protect federal labor agencies. Similar to other federal agencies under attack by Trump/Musk/DOGE, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) are facing serious threats to their funding and ability to fulfill their mission required by federal law. These agencies are vital to our work. The NLRB protects our right to organize, ensures fair union elections, and is responsible for processing and hearing unfair labor practices. The FMCS helps us resolve contract disputes through mediation and avoid strikes or impasses. According to a recent article in the LA TIMES, 130 federal mediators were fired on March 26 and moving forward, 
DOGE has said the agency will limit its services to labor disputes that involve more than 1,000 employees. A recent Bloomberg article has listed the number of federal mediators down to just four. Please call on your legislators in Congress to fully fund the NLRB and FMCS by taking action here.