US President Donald Trump looks when he signs an executive order at an oval office in the White House in Washington, USA, January 31, 2025.
Carlos Barria Reuters
Former chairman of the National Council for Labor relations in New lawsuit Wednesday accused the president Donald Trump breaking the law when he released her from the agency last week.
Wilcox's Gwynne lawyers argue that she was removed from her post In a “political purpose” in a way that violates the 90-year law that has established NLRB.
Her lawsuit In Washington, the Federal Court is looking for an order to restore her to the management board and statements that her shooting is unlawful.
Established by Congress to enforce American work regulations, NLRB is an independent agency with board members who are isolated from arbitrary removal. No NLRB member has ever been released by the president to Wilcox.
On the first day of Trump of office, he replaced Wilcox as a chairman with another board member. A week later, both Wilcox and the best NLRB lawyer, Jennifer Abruzzo, were released in the “late e-mail night” in accordance with the lawsuit.
This E -Mail stated that it was released because “the bosses of the agency in the executive department must share the objectives of the administration (Trump).” Wilcox was appointed by the former president Joe BidenDemocrat.
The lawsuit calls this “grossly political goal that flies in the face of the independent status of NLRB.”
Wilcox claims that her shooting not only violated the independence of the agency.
Effectively forced “immediate and indefinite stop” to the entire NLRB regulatory activity.
During Wilcox shooting in the NLRB panel there were already two free places. Ouster Wilcox leaves only the other two members on boardMarvin Kaplan and David Prouta.
With only two out of five places on the deck, NLRB does not meet a three -person threshold that requires continuing operations.
Wilcox's lawsuit without quorum “No mechanism remains in the scope of resolving work disputes” in NLRB.
It can be a positive development for a group of companies, including Elon MuskSpacex, Amazon and other Giants who were arguing in many Lawsuits that the structure of the Labor Council is unconstitutional.
The vocal opponent of trade unions, Musk was the largest donor of the Trump campaign. The billionaire currently serves as “A special government worker“And the leader of Trump's anti -fire effort, known as Doge.
Musk and his lieutenants from Doge perform unprecedented efforts to reduce federal expenses, moved by agencies and staff offices, and recommending the curses of thousands of civilian officials, and dismissed in some cases.
“We spent the weekend, feeding USAID to a wood chipper,” Musk wrote on Monday, referring to the American international development agency.
Currently, there is no record of Doge visiting NLRB members or contact with the agency. NLRB refused to comment on the Wilcox suit.
Wilcox's lawsuit is also a challenge for Trump's power, because he and his helpers, including musk, quickly try to unilaterally transform and reduce the size of the federal government.
“The president's action against Mrs. Wilcox is part of a series of opening illegal shooting in the early days of the second Trump administration, which are apparently designed to test congress power to create independent agencies, such as the management,” lawyers wrote in the lawsuit.
They added that Wilcox is aware that “if the challenge is not taken, the president successfully managed to” reverse the protection of long -term labor law “, and thus other independent agencies.”
Wilcox was sworn in as a member of the NLRB in August 2021 and was confirmed by the Senate in September 2023 for the second five -year term. December 17, Biden Designated Wilcox chair board.
The lawsuit also noted that Wilcox was “the first black woman who served on the board.”
The Act on national employment relations of 1935 specifies that the president may remove members of the agency's management board only in the event of “neglecting the obligation or error in the position” and only after this member will receive “notification and interrogation”.
According to her process, Wilcox never received a notice and interrogation. And instead of identifying any neglect or abuse by Wilcox, E -mail noticing her removal allegedly cited Trump's view that “agency bosses in the executive department must share the goals of (his) administration.”