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Political Earthquake: Trump Fires Biden-Appointed Labor Board Leader Gwynne Wilcox in Latest Shakeup – She Plans to Challenge ‘Unprecedented and Illegal’ Move
Gateway Pundit ^ | January 28, 2025 | Cristina Laila

Posted on 01/28/2025 12:11:38 PM PST by Red Badger

Gwynne Wilcox: screen image YouTube President Trump is on a roll and cleaning house.

Trump fired Biden-appointed Democrat chair of the National Labor Relations Board Gwynne Wilcox and the general counsel of the board in the latest shakeup.

Trump’s decision to fire pro-union members Gwynne Wilcox and the labor board’s general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo is getting pushback from the agency and is being described as an “unprecedented and illegal” move.

Gwynne Wilcox may challenge Trump’s decision to fire her. In a statement to Reuters, Wilcox said she will pursue “all legal avenues” to challenge Trump’s firing.

Axios reported:

President Trump fired acting chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Democrat Gwynne Wilcox late Monday night, she told Axios. He also fired the general counsel of the labor board, Jennifer Abruzzo, a strong advocate for unionization.

The big picture: Together the dismissals signal a broad purge at the nation’s labor regulator, which had been an exceptionally strong ally to workers and unions over the past four years.

Wilcox was the NLRB’s first Black woman board member. Where it stands: Under the national labor law, board members can only be fired for neglect of duty or malfeasance. Wilcox had served as acting board chair just for a few days at the end of the Biden administration — and it had been expected she would be replaced and resume her duties as board member.

She said she was looking into the possibility for challenging her removal.

The White House didn’t immediately respond to Axios’ request for comment.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: adios; buhbye; gwynnewilcox; jenniferabruzzo; letsgogwynne; nlrb; trumpmas; wellbye; yourefired
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To: grumpygresh
Let her spend money on lawyers. All the leftist interest groups can help her

Ha..what is good for the goose is good for the gander

Or the converse according to DEI statutes.

61 posted on 01/28/2025 3:22:41 PM PST by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads & Curmudgeons)
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To: Uncle Miltie
Oh, they'll find a judge who agrees with her, not us.

It's already started:

Judge pauses Trump funding freeze order until Feb. 3

62 posted on 01/28/2025 3:44:00 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: Red Badger

TNT needs to be taken to that building....after everyone is fired of course, and that agency never to rise fromthe ash. Plant a mini golf course over it.


63 posted on 01/28/2025 3:58:41 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Red Badger

She’ll be reinstated. Watch and see.


64 posted on 01/28/2025 4:37:24 PM PST by chuckb87
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To: Fedora

“NLRB’s existence was built on shaky legal ground under FDR, Wilcox might want to think twice about opening that door.”

The Dems are generally smart enough to fold before losing everything and that may well be the case here.


65 posted on 01/28/2025 4:44:17 PM PST by BobL
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To: Red Badger

If you are APPOINTED, you can be UN-APPOINTED!!!


66 posted on 01/28/2025 5:00:27 PM PST by RetiredArmy (The Bible speaks truth! Don't believe it, you do so at your own peril. You'd better be right!!)
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To: NohSpinZone

Heheh. Forgot about that scene. Had to think hard to recall the title to that.


67 posted on 01/28/2025 6:29:38 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Sicon

And that’s why this democrat wants to sue.

She doesn’t want to give up her huge pay and benefits.


68 posted on 01/28/2025 9:33:59 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Russia? China? Democrats and RINOs are the biggest threat to the survival of America.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

just for a few days...


69 posted on 01/29/2025 4:43:27 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: 1Old Pro

I’ve always heard that, “Payback is a ....”


70 posted on 01/29/2025 4:45:16 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

EVERYTHING that Trump does is controversial!


71 posted on 01/29/2025 4:46:42 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Red Badger

...good luck with that, BYE!


72 posted on 01/29/2025 5:43:01 AM PST by JJBookman (Democrats = Party of DEI bums)
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To: Elsie

But when Biden did the same thing it wasn’t “controversial.”


73 posted on 01/29/2025 6:05:52 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: Alberta's Child

Maybe it’s time to challenge that in court!


74 posted on 01/29/2025 8:18:29 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: Red Badger

I wanna know how much some of these people make....


75 posted on 01/29/2025 10:40:00 AM PST by Nifty
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To: Nifty

More than YOU!


76 posted on 01/30/2025 4:25:18 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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