GSA Bans Union Drives in Fed Buildings—Contractors Shush!
Published Date: 4/16/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
Starting April 16, 2025, the General Services Administration (GSA) will cancel a 2022 rule that allowed union membership drives in GSA-controlled buildings. This means contractors working in these federal buildings can no longer openly ask coworkers to join unions there. The change aims to simplify rules and reduce extra paperwork, with no direct cost impact.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Union Drives Banned in GSA Buildings
Starting April 16, 2025, GSA will cancel the 2022 rule that had allowed union membership drives in GSA-controlled buildings. If you are a contractor employee working in a GSA-controlled federal building, you can no longer openly ask coworkers to join a union there.
Organizing Covered by General Solicitation Ban
GSA will amend the Federal Management Regulation so activities related to worker organizing and collective bargaining by contractors' employees are covered or restricted by the general prohibition on soliciting, posting, and distributing materials on GSA-controlled property. This amendment will apply these changes to the policies on soliciting, vending, and debt collection.
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