Unions Brace Themselves as Trump Prepares to Defang Labor Board

In November , the National Labor Relations Board sided with Amazon workers in ruling that it is illegal to force workers to attend mandatory anti-union propaganda sessions.

The decision overturned a doctrine of U.S. labor law that has existed since 1948 .

Most labor experts and leaders expect Donald Trump to sack General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo , who steered the board in a pro-worker direction via 26 issued memorandums.

Trump 's NLRB will likely be filled with lawyers from the union-busting world hell-bent on stifling this momentum.

We can anticipate the new board to overturn the decision on Cemex Construction Materials Pacific , which established a new framework for employers bargaining with workers.

The “Quickie Election” precedent was largely eliminated by the GOP -controlled board in 2019 , but was restored by Biden .

The board is currently facing several legal challenges from the right aimed at stripping away its legal authority.

In November , Amazon and SpaceX argued in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the NLRB should be sapped of any power.

Trump has picked Elon Musk to lead a commission devoted to gutting regulations and federal agencies.