On the heels of his firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, Pres. Donald Trump also
President Trump continued to make waves just over a week into his presidency with his decision earlier this week to fire the chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Gwynne Wilcox. This unprecedented decision came alongside Trump’s firing of NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo.
President Donald Trump fired Jennifer Abruzzo, the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel, on Jan. 28. Abruzzo was a champion of the student-athlete labor movement, which gained significant traction under the Biden administration.
President Donald Trump's firing of Gwynne Wilcox spurred the now former NLRB member to say she will be "pursuing all legal avenues" to challenge her removal from the five-member board three years before her term was set to expire,
President Trump terminated Jennifer Abruzzo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, and Board Member
President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In an unprecedented move, he also ousted Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the board with no quorum.
His unlawful purge of the National Labor Relations Board on Monday serves all three goals at once. With these firings, Trump has paralyzed the board, asserted control over its agenda, and engineered a legal showdown over the scope of his constitutional authority.
President Trump on Monday fired two leaders of the National Labor Relations Board, in a major attack on workers’ rights and labor unions. Trump’s surprise removal of Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox came even though federal law says that board members can only be fired for neglect or malfeasance.
The firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) chair Gwynne Wilcox has effectively crippled the watchdog agency, with labor groups warning of widespread impacts for unions across the U.S.
Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox called her removal “unprecedented and illegal” and vowed to challenge the decision.
An industry trade group claims former National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo exceeded her authority in a memo — but since President Donald Trump fired her, the future of the claim is in doubt.