Executive Order 13812: Revocation of Executive Order Creating Labor- Management Forums

President: Donald J. Trump

Ended the 2009 federal labor-management forum directive; a 2024 order revoked this 2017 action.

Status: Revoked — by EO 14119.

Is Executive Order 13812 still in effect? No. EO 14119 revoked it.

What does Executive Order 13812 do?

EO 13812 revoked EO 13522, which had created a National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations and agency forums. It directed OPM and agencies to rescind implementing policies when lawful, while expressly preserving collective bargaining agreements then in force. EO 14119 revoked EO 13812 in 2024 and directed new labor-management forums. Any later changes to the 2024 framework do not by themselves reinstate this 2017 order.

Administration position: The order’s claim about forum costs and benefits was an administration policy judgment.
SignedSeptember 29, 2017
Earlier order revokedEO 13522
Existing agreementsExpressly preserved
RevokedEO 14119, 2024

Before and after

Before the order

EO 13522 provided a council and agency forums.

After the order

Those presidential directions ended; a distinct 2024 order later called for forums.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
PresidentRevoke EO 13522Immediate
OPM and agenciesRescind implementing policies if lawfulAfter signing

What happened next

EO 13812 signed.

EO 14119 revoked EO 13812.