With the Trump-induced shakeups to the National Labor Relations Board earlier this week, journalism’s labor leaders say newsroom unions will likely face even longer processing times for union petitions and labor violation claims, and that the news industry should expect more frequent and drawn out strikes.
President Donald Trump’s move to fire National Labor Relations Board general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and board member Gwynne Wilcox late on Monday night has left the NLRB — an independent government agency tasked with mediating between employers and employees — with just two members on a five-seat panel. (Note: Wilcox’s termination is illegal under the National Labor Relations Act, and she is exploring legal action, according to The Guardian). Without a quorum, the Board can’t issue decisions on federal cases.
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