WASHINGTON
The Treasury Department has terminated its collective bargaining agreement with unionized workers at the Internal Revenue Service, the agency confirmed Friday, marking an escalation in President Donald Trump’s push to exert greater control over the federal workforce.
The union contract for the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which processes payments for the government, was also terminated this week, according to two people familiar with the decision.
The National Treasury Employees Union did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Workers at both agencies are represented by the National Treasury Employees Union. Agency leadership informed employees that Treasury was ending their collective bargaining agreements under authority granted by an executive order Trump signed in March.
The move represents a significant step in the administration’s broader effort to reduce the influence of federal employee unions and streamline personnel management across the government.
It was not immediately clear how many workers would be affected or what specific changes in working conditions might follow the termination of the contracts.
The National Treasury Employees Union did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
By James Kisoo
