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Executive Order 11838

Amending Executive Order No. 11491, as amended by Executive Orders 11616 and 11636, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service

Signed by Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. on February 6, 1975.

Later amended
Signed recordFebruary 6, 1975

The date the President signed it.

Publication record40 FR 5743

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater amended

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Reference number
eo-11838
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 11838: Amending Executive Order No. 11491, as amended by Executive Orders 11616 and 11636, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11838

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 11838: Amending Executive Order No. 11491, as amended by Executive Orders 11616 and 11636, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11838

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11838: Amending Executive Order No. 11491, as amended by Executive Orders 11616 and 11636, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11838.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_11838,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11838: Amending Executive Order No. 11491, as amended by Executive Orders 11616 and 11636, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11838}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11838; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1975.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Later record

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Amends EO 11491, October 29, 1969
Amended by EO 12107, December 28, 1978

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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