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Executive Order 13203

Revocation of Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum Concerning Labor-Management Partnerships

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In simple terms

This executive order revokes the Clinton-era Executive Order 12871 and a related 1999 memorandum that had established labor-management partnerships across federal agencies, immediately dissolving the National Partnership Council. It directs agencies to rescind implementing rules and policies, while explicitly protecting existing collective bargaining agreements.

Federal Register Open PDF 66 FR 11227

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 66 FR 11227

    Federal Register PDF

  3. OPM and agency heads to rescind implementing orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies

Key directives

  • Revoke Executive Order 12871 of October 1, 1993, as amended
  • Immediately dissolve the National Partnership Council
  • Revoke Presidential Memorandum of October 28, 1999
  • OPM Director and executive agency heads shall promptly rescind implementing orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies
  • Preserve existing collective bargaining agreements

Who is ordered

Prior policyRollback

  • revokeExecutive Order 12871 of October 1, 1993, as amended by Executive Orders 12983 and 13156
  • revokePresidential Memorandum of October 28, 1999, entitled 'Reaffirmation of Executive Order 12871—Labor-Management Partnerships'
  • rescindorders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing or enforcing Executive Order 12871 or the Memorandum

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • National Partnership Council dissolved
  • Executive Order 12871 revoked
  • 1999 Presidential Memorandum revoked

Near term (90d)

  • OPM and agency heads to rescind implementing orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, and policies

Long term

  • Shift in federal labor-management relations away from mandatory partnership structure

Risks & tensions

  • 'Promptly' in Section 3 is vague—no fixed deadline for rescinding implementing policies
  • Tension between revoking partnership mandates and preserving collective bargaining agreements under Section 4
  • Potential legal challenges from unions regarding rescission of partnership structures
  • Uncertainty about whether 'consistent with law' qualifier in Section 3 limits scope of rescission
Executive Order 13203: Revocation of Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum Concerning Labor-Management Partnerships · Executive Orders