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UNCOVERED: The national labor relations board | History Defined

US labor board more likely to dismiss worker and union charges under Trump, analysis finds

Report points to staffing shortages, procedural changes and lack of a board quorum as contributing factors

The Guardian - US

The Social Care Company Trying to Undermine the U.S. Labor Board

Findhelp is a public benefit corporation that wants the structure of the National Labor Relations Board held unconstitutional. Critics say those things don’t square.

Capital & Main

The Supreme Court case that could hand Trump unchecked power to fire agency heads

The court will decide if presidents can fire agency heads at will.

Axios

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Dollar Store Workers Fight to Improve Jobs, Even Without a Union

With unionization dropping under Trump, experts say “premajority” campaigns can help workers score wins.

Capital & Main

California Joins New York in Trying to Fill a Void on Worker Protections

The National Labor Relations Board is unable to meet due to inaction in Washington. The Golden State is pushing an alternative for its workers.

Capital & Main

Senate panel backs former Rep. D’Esposito for Labor IG; NLRB nominees - Roll Call

A Senate panel on Thursday recommended former New York Republican Rep. Anthony D'Esposito to become Labor Department inspector general.

Roll Call

Unions Are Shrinking Nationwide — But Not in California

Organizing here is holding strong, showing what’s possible even as Trump 2.0 makes the fight harder.

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Trump administration has proven no friend to organized labor, from attacking federal unions to paralyzing the National Labor Relations Board

During the 2024 election campaign, the Republican Party’s historically fraught relationship with organized labor appeared to be changing. Several influential Republicans reached out to unions, seeking to cement the loyalties of the growing ranks of working-class Americans who have been backing Donald Trump’s presidential runs and voting for other members…

The Conversation

Fifth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against NLRB Proceedings, Distinguishing Humphrey's Executor

The Court concludes that limitations on the removal of NLRB Board members and NLRB administrative law judges are both unconstitutional.

Reason

Pennsylvania Nurses Get Union Election Despite Trump’s Delays at Labor Board

Contentious campaign prompted local officials to collect union-busting reports. Voting starts August 19.

Capital & Main

All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory

The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip

The Independent UK

Trump signs order to clarify college athletes' employment status amid NIL chaos

President Trump has signed an executive order directing federal authorities to clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of their schools

The Independent UK

Supreme Court permits firings at consumer product safety agency - Roll Call

Supreme Court ruling impacts three members of the five-member consumer product agency who were appointed by former President Joe Biden.

Roll Call

Ford-Owned Battery Plant Drags Heels on Union Vote

BlueOval SK workers asked for a union vote six months ago. Trump administration changes could extend delays.

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‘It’s Time to Ring the Alarm Bell’

Labor leaders say a May Supreme Court decision could turn the agency that protects workers into a rubber stamp for President Trump.

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Nurses Run Up Against Labor Board Stalled By Trump

Pennsylvania's largest hospital joins rise in employers citing federal changes to fight unionization.

The Conversation

Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent

What may be one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most important and far-reaching rulings in decades dropped in late May 2025 in an order that probably didn’t get a second – or even first – glance from most Americans.

Roll Call

Supreme Court allows Trump firings from national labor boards - Roll Call

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to fire members of the national labor boards for federal employees and workers.

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Is Trump Bad for Nurses?

In their third walkout, New Orleans nurses face a drawn-out contract fight. Observers say the president's policies aren't helping.

Capital & Main

Trump Promised to Fight for Workers — Instead, He’s Undermined Them

100 days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.

The Guardian - US

Democrats in Congress warn cuts at top US labor watchdog will be ‘catastrophic’

Musk’s Doge targets National Labor Relations Board with cuts and terminated leases as union speaks out

The Conversation

From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance

A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board reported an unusual spike in potentially sensitive data flowing out of the agency’s network in early March 2025 when staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency, which goes by DOGE, were granted access to the agency’s databases. On April 7, the Department…

Reason

An Executive Power Case That Trump May Win

The Supreme Court seems likely to agree that a member of the National Labor Relations Board may be fired by the president at will.

International Business Times

Can You Get Fired For Social Media Posts? Here's What The Law Says

Employees need to familiarize themselves with their company's social media policies and their rights under labor laws.

Reason

Dellinger v. Bessent Disappears Allowing Wilcox v. Trump to Train Sights on Humphrey's Executor

The Supreme Court will not have to weigh in on removal limitations at the Office of Special Counsel, but it could still have to consider those for the National Labor Relations Board.

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