Stopping Donald Trump’s Anti-Union Offensive

By: Eric Blanc

Labor will only survive the Trumpification of America through confrontation.

President Donald Trump unceremoniously ousted Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, soon after taking office in January. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Bloomberg via Getty Images).

Donald Trump is trying to shock and awe the workers’ movement into submission. This became immediately clear with the January firing of pro-union National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) officials, including General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and board member Gwynne Wilcox. The latter move is illegal, since Wilcox’s congressionally mandated term does not end until August 2028. […]

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Donald Trump is trying to shock and awe the workers’ movement into submission. This became immediately clear with the January firing of pro-union National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) officials, including General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and board member Gwynne Wilcox. The latter move is illegal, since Wilcox’s congressionally mandated term does not end until August 2028. […]

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Donald Trump is trying to shock and awe the workers’ movement into submission. This became immediately clear with the January firing of pro-union National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) officials, including General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and board member Gwynne Wilcox. The latter move is illegal, since Wilcox’s congressionally mandated term does not end until August 2028. […]

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Donald Trump is trying to shock and awe the workers’ movement into submission. This became immediately clear with the January firing of pro-union National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) officials, including General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and board member Gwynne Wilcox. The latter move is illegal, since Wilcox’s congressionally mandated term does not end until August 2028. […]