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Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt To Constrain the New President

President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on January 31, 2025, aimed at limiting collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) made by the previous administration in its final days. The memorandum declares that CBAs executed within 30 days before a new president's inauguration, which attempt to bind the incoming administration to the predecessor's policies, will not be approved. It specifically prohibits new contractual obligations, substantive changes, or extensions to existing agreements during this period, except for those involving law enforcement officers. The purpose of this action is to ensure that the new administration is not constrained by last-minute agreements that could undermine its authority to manage the executive branch effectively.