Official Fired By Trump Returns To Work To Cheers After Judge Orders Reinstatement
Source: Huff Post
Mar 10, 2025, 12:32 PM EDT
A member of the National Labor Relations Board who was fired by President Donald Trump returned to the office to cheers on Monday after a judge ordered her reinstatement at the workers rights agency.
Employees at the NLRB’s headquarters in Southeast Washington lined the sidewalk as Gwynne Wilcox showed up for her first day at work since Jan. 27, when Trump removed her from office and eliminated the board’s quorum. They held signs that said “Welcome Back Gwynne” and “We Need The NLRB.”
Wilcox’s firing had left the board with only two members — one Democrat and one Republican — rendering it unable to issue decisions in cases. The NLRB enforces collective-bargaining rights for workers, so the gridlock was a boon to employers looking to stall organizing efforts or dodge union-busting charges.
Addressing the crowd Monday, Wilcox said she didn’t sleep the night Trump fired her because she was “so stunned and disappointed.” She said the board lacking a quorum left workers unprotected. “If we can’t function … there are people who are waiting every day for our decision,” she said. “So for every day that a decision is not issued, we are really not doing our jobs.”
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