Federal Unions Urge Court To Scrap Arbitration Restrictions

By Benjamin Morse · October 26, 2026, 3:36 PM EDT

Four federal employee unions urged a D.C. federal judge to overturn new restrictions on obtaining arbitration panels, arguing that a federal labor agency illegally abandoned its decades-old practice of honoring unions'...

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Case Title

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO et al v. FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

Case Number

1:26-cv-01676

Court

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit

Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Date Filed

May 15, 2026