Former National Labor Relations Board member who was fired by Trump speaks out
Wilcox's lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, asserts that her dismissal was a "blatant violation" of the National Labor Relations Act that protects board members from being fired by the president without cause.
National Labor Relations Board member speaks out after historic termination
Gwynne Wilcox, the former chair of the nation's top labor watchdog, the National Labor Relations Board, was fired by President Trump last week. It's the first time a board member has been removed from the agency in its nearly 90-year history.
Former National Labor Relations Board member sues Trump for her firing
Gwynne Wilcox’s lawsuit is the first to challenge the president’s ouster of several members of independent boards — moves that appear to contravene a 1935 Supreme Court ruling.
Wilcox Challenges Labor Board Ouster by Trump in Lawsuit (1)
Former NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox has sued over her unprecedented removal from the board by President Donald Trump, in a case that could test the limits of presidential authority over independent agencies.
Trump's unprecedented labor board firing draws latest lawsuit heading toward SCOTUS
Gwynne Wilcox said her NLRB removal "defies ninety years of Supreme Court precedent that has ensured the independence of critical government agencies."
Former Labor Board Watchdog Sues Trump Over 'Blatant Violation' Firing
The former head of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a US labor watchdog agency, is suing President Donald Trump over her termination as an NLRB board member after the 47th President suddenly removed her from her position last week.
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 ...
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 on ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Fired NLRB Member Seeks Reinstatement, Challenges President's Removal Power
The President’s unprecedented removal of Ms. Wilcox defies 90 years of Supreme Court precedent that has ensured the independence of critical government agencies," Gwynne Wilcox' attorney Deepak Gupta ...
Va. congressman responds to the firing of NLRB member Wilcox
Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) of the House Committee on Education and Workforce condemned President Donald Trump’s ...
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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 ...
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What Employers Need to Know About President Trump’s Removal of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox and Two EEOC Commissioners
In a significant move, President Donald Trump has fired a member of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) without reference to ...