Trump’s National Labor Relations Board Is Sabotaging Its Own Mission

by Justin | Sep 8, 2020 | NLRB, President Donald Trump

“With management-side lawyers dominating the agency, which is run by a five-seat board and a general counsel, labor advocates say the NLRB is more stridently anti-labor than ever before and is sabotaging its own mission. Not only has Trump’s board consistently...

The Trump administration is opening up retirement funds to private equity — at workers’ expense

by Justin | Aug 23, 2020 | President Donald Trump

The Trump administration is pushing dramatic changes to the American retirement system that will benefit Wall Street but push average citizens into plans that are riskier, less profitable, and loaded with high and hidden fees. Read the article here.

Brooklyn Friends School takes advantage of a Trump labor board ruling.

by Justin | Aug 22, 2020 | NLRB, President Donald Trump, UAW Local 2110

The head of a 153-year-old Quak­er school in New York City says that “Quak­er val­ues” are the rea­son she is try­ing to dis­solve the school’s labor union by using a Trump admin­is­tra­tion labor board rul­ing that allows reli­gious schools to exempt them­selves from...

Brooklyn Quaker School Attempts Union Bust With Trump Administration Ruling, Teachers Say

by Justin | Aug 22, 2020 | NLRB, President Donald Trump, UAW Local 2110

NEW YORK CITY — A progressive Quaker school is relying on a new Trump Administration ruling in an attempt to bust its union, outraged teachers and parents say.  Brooklyn Friends School filed last week to a federal labor agency a petition that questions the right of a...

Trump’s NLRB Bans Bargaining for COVID-19 Safety

by Justin | Aug 22, 2020 | Collective Bargaining, COVID-19, NLRB, President Donald Trump

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has released a series of decisions regarding COVID-19. These decisions are the first guidance that the board has given since the pandemic started in March. Read the article here.

Trump’s NLRB GC Issues Five Memoranda Against Unions And Workers In Pandemic-Related Actions

by Justin | Aug 21, 2020 | NLRB, President Donald Trump

Peter B. Robb, previously a union-busting attorney, was appointed by President Donald Trump to the position of NLRB General Counsel. Since then, he has, unsurprisingly, taken the side of employers numerous times. This month his office issued five memoranda as guidance...