Summary
A federal court has ruled that Trump’s unprecedented firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox was illegal and ordered her reinstatement.
Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the President can’t terminate NLRB members at will, directly rebuking Trump’s self-image as a “king” or “dictator.” She state, “no one in our system of government was meant to be king – the President included – and not just in name only.”
Wilcox sued, arguing her removal violated labor law, leaving the board without a quorum needed to rule on cases. The White House defended the termination, claiming Wilcox was a “far-left appointee with no place in the Trump administration.”
Labor leaders condemned the move as undermining NLRB independence and halting federal labor law enforcement.
The real question is, will they let her take her job back or continue to block her in defiance of the courts.
Guess we’ll find out. Doubt it’ll be in the paper though.