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A new Trump administration policy is stripping government employees of arbitration rights that have long helped resolve conflicts with management. At the Environmental Protection Agency, officials recently said they would no longer participate in arbitration over workplace policies, citing Trump’s March executive order. Union leaders argue the change is unlawful and undermines decades-old worker protections, while the administration defends its authority to withdraw. The dispute is now fueling legal challenges that could have sweeping consequences for labor relations in the federal workforce.