Trump strips labor board of last Democrat, halting cases and labor law reform
President Trump has fired the lone Democrat on the National Labor Relations Board, leaving the country’s top arbiter of union issues without
Trump's Labor Board Firing Sets Up Agency Independence Test Case
Federal labor law explicitly limits removal of board members to instances of neglect or malfeasance. The termination is among several early moves Trump has made that push at the boundaries of executive authority.
Donald Trump hobbles anti-discrimination, labor boards with unprecedented Democrat-firing
The unprecedented moves leave the agencies unable to conduct even routine business and are likely to spur legal challenges.
Trump Fires US Labor Board Member, Hobbling Agency Amid Legal Battles
President Donald Trump has removed a Democratic member of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board from office, an unprecedented move that will escalate an ongoing legal battle over the scope of the president's powers to control federal agencies.
Trump ousts top Labor Board leaders who backed broader worker rights
President Donald Trump is forcing out top leaders of the U.S. labor board, ushering in a swift reboot of workplace law enforcement while testing the limits of presidential authority.
Trump Fires Biden Labor Board Officials, Setting Up Likely Court Battle
Democrat Gwynne Wilcox, whose term was supposed to run through August 2028, said she believes her firing violates Supreme Court precedent.
A top legal expert says that Trump’s decision to fire the head of the NLRB is ‘completely unprecedented’: ‘Workers need to buckle up’
President Trump continued to make waves just over a week into his presidency with his decision earlier this week to fire the ...
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President Trump Removes General Counsel Abruzzo and NLRB Member Wilcox
Early this week, the Trump Administration removed General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo and Board Member Gwynne Wilcox (a Democrat) from ...
Trump’s Firing of NLRB Member Could Spark Review of Supreme Court Precedent
President Donald Trump's firing of Gwynne Wilcox spurred the now former NLRB member to say she will be "pursuing all legal ...
Trump’s NLRB Purge Is About Much More Than Crushing Organized Labor
His unlawful purge of the National Labor Relations Board on Monday serves all three goals at once. With these firings, Trump ...
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Donald Trump’s Anti-Union Offensive and How We Stop It
Donald Trump is rolling out a blitz of attacks on workers in hopes of paralyzing organized labor’s energy to fight back. But ...
Maddow Blog | Why Trump’s personnel purges are likely to end up in court
There are legal constraints in place that are designed to prevent many of Donald Trump's recent firings. So why is he making ...
Ousted NLRB member promises legal challenge to removal by Trump
President Donald Trump fired National Labor Relations Board Chair Gwynne Wilcox and general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo.
Trump shakes up NLRB, cans Democratic member Wilcox in ‘unprecedented’ move
The move was criticized as illegal by congressional Democrats and could result in backlogs for the labor board, which now ...
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President Trump Removes NLRB General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, and Member, Gwynne Wilcox
On the heels of his firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, Pres. Donald Trump also ...