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

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

Impact dates

Date TBD
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

OPM Director · OPM
Executive Agency Heads · Various

Timeline

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