EPA Threatens Criminal Charges For Union Staff Working On Personal Time

EPA is warning that union officials conducting union activities on their personal time without agency pre-approval may face criminal conflict-of-interest charges, a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s attempts to eliminate unions at the agency. The move comes after EPA stripped union representatives of their previous right to use on-duty time for union activities, meaning the agency is now cracking down on all union activities. According to an Aug. 22 legal filing , EPA sent a series of messages to...