Trump Fires Labor Relations Board Members in Shake Up of Pro-Union Group
The NLRB enforces the country’s labor laws and oversees union elections.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is currently left with two members of its five-seat board; a quorum of three is required for decision-making.President Donald Trump shook up the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Monday by firing its union-friendly General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and board member Gwynne Wilcox, a Democrat also appointed by Biden in a move that will likely be challenged in court.
Abruzzo, who was appointed to the job by President Joe Biden, confirmed her departure in a statement on Tuesday.
The agency’s former top attorney described the role as her “greatest honor and privilege” and touted the work she and her colleagues had achieved over the past four years, which she said included “empowering workers to collectively seek improved wages, benefits, and working conditions from their employers.”
Liz Shuler, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), condemned Trump’s firings in a statement. “By leaving only two board members in their posts, the President has effectively shut down the National Labor Relations Board’s operations, leaving the workers it defends on their own in the face of union-busting and retaliation,” Shuler said.
Biden fired a Trump appointee in 2021 and the Courts upheld it.
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