Fired NLRB Member Sues Trump, Setting Up Clash Over Presidential Power
WASHINGTON—A member of the National Labor Relations Board fired by President Trump sued him Wednesday, setting up a high-stakes battle over whether federal law limiting the president’s power to remove top executive-branch officials is constitutional.
NLRB Board Member Challenges President Trump’s Executive Power
Democratic member Gwynne Wilcox was appointed to the NLRB by former President Joe Biden. Her five-year term was scheduled to
Amazon's Whole Foods cites Trump's NLRB purge as grounds for rejecting union win
Last month, workers at a Whole Foods store in Philadelphia voted in favor of joining the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.
Trump sued over purge at NLRB, regulator targeted by SpaceX, Amazon and others
The NLRB has come under fire from companies including Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX, who have argued that the labor board's structure is unconstitutional.
Fired Democrat NLRB member sues Trump over ouster
Gwynne Wilcox, a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) fired by President Trump, sued him Wednesday over the ouster. Wilcox’s attorneys claim Trump’s firing was a “blatant violation” of NLRB members’ removal protections contained within the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Recently fired NLRB chair sues Trump administration for alleged unlawful removal
Gwynne Wilcox filed a lawsuit Wednesday, accusing President Donald Trump of breaking the law when he fired her last week. Wilcox claims the
Trump Sued By Former NLRB Chair Over Alleged Illegal Firing for Political Reasons
Former chair of the National Labor Relations Board, Gwynne Wilcox, sued President Donald Trump on Wednesday, alleging her removal from the agency violated federal law. Wilcox’s lawsuit argues that she was fired for political reasons,
I Was a Member of the the NLRB. What Trump’s Doing to It Now Is Very Illegal.
This extraordinary act, which was not only contrary to statute but clearly unlawful under a 90-year-old Supreme Court ...
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What Just Happened? The Practical Impacts of a Quorum-Less NLRB
President Donald Trump hit the ground running last week, showing he wants the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) in line with ...
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NLRB member removed by Trump files lawsuit
Gwynne Wilcox acknowledged the lawsuit was the “test case” the president was likely looking for following the series of unprecedented firings.
Trump taps veteran NLRB lawyer as acting GC after removing Biden appointee
U.S. President Donald Trump has named a longtime National Labor Relations Board lawyer and one-time board member as the ...
Amazon's Whole Foods asks NLRB to set aside results of union win at Philadelphia store
Amazon-owned Whole Foods is asking the National Labor Relations Board to set aside the results of a union election in ...
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Breaking: NLRB Drops Opposition to SpaceX’s Constitutionality Arguments
On February 3, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) filed a letter with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Space Exploration Technologies Corp. v. NLRB, ...
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Trump's NLRB firings create a 'Wild West' for employers and unions
Weeks after his inauguration, Trump has not yet moved to fill either vacancy, putting the NLRB into uncharted territory when it comes to what the agency can do — and what the standstill means ...
NLRB changes worry labor movement watchers
Trump’s pick for Labor secretary, former U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican from Oregon, has been seen as a nod to those in organized labor who remained neutral in the presidential election.