Overview

• Director William K. Marshall III ended the Council of Prison Locals agreement and halted dues collection, eliminating formal representation in meetings and investigative interviews.
• The agency says employees keep civil service job protections and that pay, benefits, overtime and leave policies remain unchanged.
• The terminated contract was scheduled to run through May 2029, and the union represents more than 30,000 federal correctional workers.
• Union president Brandy Moore-White condemned the decision and pledged legal and legislative action to restore bargaining rights.
• The action follows years of understaffing and a $3 billion maintenance backlog at BOP and echoes DHS’s earlier TSA attempt that drew a preliminary injunction.