A second order extends the union ban to more agencies

What happened

Trump signs a second executive order stripping collective-bargaining rights from more agencies, including the National Weather Service.

Why it matters

Career officials are one of the few internal checks on an unlawful or purely political order. Removing them makes refusal less likely the next time. It is tracked here under “End federal collective bargaining”; the classification describes the documented institutional risk, not a claim about motive.

Receipt details

• Phase 1
• Purge the people who'd say no
• End federal collective bargaining