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The Right Is Hoping the Supreme Court Scraps US Labor Law

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A federal judge enjoined the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from processing any allegations of employer violations of workers’ rights.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX won a similar injunction against the NLRB before the Western District of Texas in July .

Both cases will work their way up to the Fifth Circuit Court , which has served as an expressway to steer anti-regulatory legal appeals to the Supreme Court .

Frida Ghitis: Supreme Court likely to rule NLRB unconstitutional in next six months .

She says it's clear that forces of reaction are lining up case after case, and arguments really don't matter.

Ghitis asks: Are unions preparing to lose both the protections — and the shackles — of the NLRB ?.

Stephen Lerner : Unions should be prepared to revive tactics that built union power in the first place.

Without the NLRB , unions could “focus on what is strategically the best call, and not just what is protected” He says time is of the essence for unions to respond to a federal reversal on labor law by passing copycat laws.

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