President Trump continued to make waves just over a week into his presidency with his decision earlier this week to fire the chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Gwynne Wilcox. This unprecedented decision came alongside Trump’s firing of NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo.

President Donald Trump fired Jennifer Abruzzo, the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel, on Jan. 28. Abruzzo was a champion of the student-athlete labor movement, which gained significant traction under the Biden administration.

On the heels of his firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, Pres. Donald Trump also

President Trump terminated Jennifer Abruzzo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, and Board Member

President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In an unprecedented move, he also ousted Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the board with no quorum.

His unlawful purge of the National Labor Relations Board on Monday serves all three goals at once. With these firings, Trump has paralyzed the board, asserted control over its agenda, and engineered a legal showdown over the scope of his constitutional authority.

The firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) chair Gwynne Wilcox has effectively crippled the watchdog agency, with labor groups warning of widespread impacts for unions across the U.S.

Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox called her removal “unprecedented and illegal” and vowed to challenge the decision.

An industry trade group claims former National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo exceeded her authority in a memo — but since President Donald Trump fired her, the future of the claim is in doubt.

The president’s recent discharge of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Member Gwynne Wilcox means the Board

The removal of the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel ... which is charged with protecting workers’ rights. Jennifer Abruzzo, the board’s former top attorney, is seen as ...

Jennifer Abruzzo ... taking office, Abruzzo issued a landmark memorandum, asserting that college athletes should be recognized as employees under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).