Union Popularity Hits 70%, But Trump’s NLRB Move Threatens Labor

Late Monday night on January 27, President Trump neutralized the National Labor Relations Board, which is an independent federal agency designed to function without direct political interference. The law explicitly states the President of the United States cannot fire a sitting Board Member without cause, due process, and a hearing. She did not get a hearing.

But the salient impact is that without Member Wilcox, the Board won’t have a quorum and can’t issue decisions to settle disputes of unfair labor practices and other actions that promote the collective bargaining process and labor rights and union functioning.