A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s administration from nixing bargaining rights for thousands of federal workers through an executive order the commander-in-chief signed last month.

U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ruled that Trump’s March 27 executive order is unlawful, handing a short-term win to the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), which represents around 160,000 federal workers.

“An opinion explaining the court’s reasoning will be issued within the next few days,” Friedman........

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