How the Trump Administration Hobbled Federal Labor Unions NYT Par :Dan Kaufman 27 janvier 2026 à 16:32 With 300,000 employees gone and collective-bargaining rights eliminated, the administration has hobbled organized labor. Did it also start a movement? © Ryan Pfluger for The New York TimesMark Smith outside the V.A. Medical Center in San Francisco last spring. Union organizers have been emphasizing how cuts to staffing mean cuts to services, a strategy known as “bargaining for the common good.”