
Late on Monday, January 27, President Trump said “you’re fired” to two key National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) officials. The dismissal of NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo was widely expected and follows precedent set by President Biden when he fired Peter Robb, the NLRB General Counsel installed during the first Trump administration, on his first day in office. President Biden’s termination of Robb was upheld by various federal circuit courts. See Rieth-Riley Constr. Co. v. NLRB, 114 F.4th 519 (6th Cir. 2024) (holding the president can remove the NLRB General Counsel at will).
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