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Judge Orders BOP to Reinstate Collective Bargaining Agreement

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver ordered the Bureau of Prisons to reinstate collective bargaining agreement on September 29, 2026.
Vernon D. Oliver found Director William K. Marshall III’s termination of the contract arbitrary and pretextual.
William K. Marshall III ended agreement September 25, 2025, citing Order 14,251 signed by President Donald Trump March 27, 2025.
The Justice Department is expected to request a stay while it appeals the injunction.

History

Historical Context

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, signed by President Jimmy Carter, created the three-member Federal Labor Relations Authority to govern collective bargaining for federal workers. Decades later, on September 29 2026, FLRA Chairman Vernon D. Oliver ordered the Bureau of Prisons to reinstate a collective-agreement dispute, overturning the 2025 termination of William K. Marshall III issued under Donald Trump’s Order 14,251.

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Story summary

U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver ordered the Bureau of Prisons to reinstate collective bargaining agreement on September 29, 2026.
Vernon D. Oliver found Director William K. Marshall III’s termination of the contract arbitrary and pretextual.
William K. Marshall III ended agreement September 25, 2025, citing Order 14,251 signed by President Donald Trump March 27, 2025.
The Justice Department is expected to request a stay while it appeals the injunction.

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