Podcast explores how an executive order stripped collective bargaining rights from thousands of VA employees at Cleveland's Stokes VA Hospital under questionable "national security" claims.

VA Secretary Doug Collins said the decision to end the labor contracts of most of its workers follows an executive order from Donald Trump in March.

According to the VA, the decision follows a March executive order signed by President Donald Trump that eliminated collective bargaining rights for many federal employees. A White House fact sheet about the order cited national security concerns, adding, "Certain Federal unions have declared war on President Trump's agenda."