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Executive Order 11616

Amending Executive Order No. 11491, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on Aug 26, 1971.

Later amended
Signed recordAug 26, 1971

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Publication record36 FR 17319

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Later dispositionLater amended

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eo-11616
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 11616: Amending Executive Order No. 11491, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service," last checked Sept. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11616

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Vote Files. (2026, September 27). Executive Order 11616: Amending Executive Order No. 11491, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11616

Chicago

Vote Files. "Executive Order 11616: Amending Executive Order No. 11491, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service." Last modified September 27, 2026. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11616.

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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11616: Amending Executive Order No. 11491, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11616}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-11616; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1971.html; last checked 2026-09-27; accessed 2026-09-27}
}
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Amends EO 11491, October 29, 1969
Amended by EO 12107, December 28, 1978
See EO 11901, January 30, 1976

National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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