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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoe Biden Just Fired Trump's Anti-Union NLRB Lawyer
One of the countrys most powerful labor unions is urging the incoming Biden administration to quickly fire the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, a potentially precedent-setting move that labor groups argue is necessary to protect worker rights.
Peter Robb, who was appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the GOP Senate, has 10 months left in his term as the labor boards quasi-prosecutor. The general counsel plays a crucial role in shaping U.S. labor policy, pursuing cases and setting rules that can determine how easy or difficult it is for workers to bargain collectively.
https://www.politicususa.com/2021/01/20/joe-biden-just-fired-trumps-anti-union-nlrb-lawyer.html
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)to bad rubbish.
quaint
(2,584 posts)KayF
(1,345 posts)this seems like something Obama wouldn't have done. It makes me feel hopeful.
lpbk2713
(42,768 posts)Now he is not doing any harm.