Dem Ellen Higgins wins Miami's mayoral race. Dem win is first in almost 30 years giving the party control of the office for the first time in almost three decades in another victory for Democrats ahead of next year’s pivotal midterm elections.
apnews.com/live/2025-el... Race Call: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance - Oh so sad ✊🏾😏
NLRB Poised for a Partisan Shift: With the Senate HELP Committee advancing two of President Trump’s nominees, the NLRB may soon regain a quorum and shift to its first Republican-led majority since 2021 — potentially signaling changes to existing federal labor law.
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
OMG In a 2-1 order issued Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit halted decisions by lower court judges that blocked Trump’s removal of National Labor Relations Board Chair Gwynne Wilcox and Cathy Harris, a member of the Merit Systems Protections Board-leaving both agencies w/o a quorum
March 5 @ 10 am EST are oral arguments on the unlawful and unprecedented dismissal of the first black woman member of the NLRB. The National Labor Relations Board needs a quorum so workers' rights can be protected! #reinstatewilcox
Gene Hackman, Oscar-winning star of ‘The French Connection,’ found dead alongside wife and dog - NBC News
It’s time to start wrapping our heads around the real possibility that collective action and even a general strike are required.
Musk is working fast to solidify control, do as much damage as possible, and party “opposition” is not up to the fight.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/collective...
Whole Foods, which is owned by notorious union-buster Amazon, is arguing that Trump's dismantling of the NLRB means the company doesn't have to recognize a newly unionized store in Philadelphia.
Looks like Jeff Bezos's investment in Trump is paying off.
Tonight Gwynne Wilcox talked with Rachel Maddow about her unlawful firing from the NLRB and what that means for the American worker
Gwynne Wilcox stands up for the integrity and independence of the National Labor Relations Board in an interview on CBS this morning. Bravo.
THE LABOR MOVEMENT AIN'T FUCKING AROUND
Whole Foods, which is owned by notorious union-buster Amazon, is arguing that Trump's dismantling of the NLRB means the company doesn't have to recognize a newly unionized store in Philadelphia.
Looks like Jeff Bezos' investment in Trump is paying off.
New lawsuit: The AFL-CIO is asking a federal judge to block unelected billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing Department of Labor systems, which the union warns could give Musk sensitive information about investigations into his companies.
VIOLATION OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT, 29 U.S.C. § 153(a) 19. Under the NLRA’s plain language, Ms. Wilcox has a clear legal entitlement to retain her position as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. Section 153(a) states, in mandatory terms, that a “member of the Board may be removed by the President, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause.” 29 U.S.C. § 153(a) (emphasis added). 20. President Trump’s removal of Ms. Wilcox as a member of the Board without purporting to identify any neglect of duty or malfeasance, and without providing notice or a hearing, is unlawful under section 153(a) and is an obvious attempt to intentionally contravene Congress’s statutory scheme.
NEW: Gwynne Wilcox—the NLRB Board Member illegally fired by Trump—has filed a lawsuit contesting her removal. She's represented by Gupta Wessler.
This suit tees up an explosive test case about the president's power over independent agencies. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The @nlrbgov.bsky.social safeguards workers' right to form unions in their workplaces. President Trump illegally firing Gwynne Wilcox from the NLRB effectively shuts down their operations and makes it easier for bosses to deny workers’ right to organize. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
BREAKING: Fired NLRB Member Sues In Test Of President's Power Law360 (February 5, 2025, 10:03 AM EST) -- Fired NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox challenged removal in Washington, D.C., federal court Wed arguing in a test of 90-year-old USSC precedent that the NLRA blocked her ouster.
When millions of struggling workers want to join unions, Trump's decision to neuter the NLRB is blatantly illegal. It is also a huge gift to Musk, Bezos & other billionaires who want to abolish the only federal agency that can stop their union busting.
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Time sensitive: we've created a generic informal grievance template. Always defer to your collective bargaining unit. This isn't legal advice, just a recommendation based on personal experience. www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...
Law360 (January 24, 2025, 4:59 PM EST) -- Law students across the country are scrambling to figure out their next steps after a range of federal agencies yanked job and internship offers this week because of the new hiring freeze imposed by the Trump administration.
But in recent years, the Supreme Court has blessed expansions of the president’s authority, such as by eliminating the for-cause firing shield for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s director in 2020’s Seila Law LLC v. CFPB
NLRA, law limits removal of members to instances of neglect or malfeasance.
USSC in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor v. US affirmed Congress’ power to set limits on the president’s power to oust agency officials. .
Trump’s Labor Board Firing of Wilcox Sets Up Agency Independence Test Case. Unprecedented firing of a NLRB member runs afoul of longstanding US Supreme Court precedent protecting independent agency
Firing of Gwynne Wilcox is part of purge of so called “far-left appointees with radical records.”
Beyond the pale
Ousted Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox calls her firing by Trump illegal and says she will pursue "all legal avenues" to challenge it www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
