n August 2019, DOJ petitioned the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to strip immigration judges of their right to unionize, claiming that the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) is no longer a valid union. On Friday, July 31, 2020, the FLRA issued a decision rejecting DOJ’s petition to decertify NAIJ.
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FLRA Rejects DOJ’s Petition to Decertify the Immigration Judges Union
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