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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Trump ‘usurping rule of law’ after agency firings, say former US labor watchdogs

a composite image showing Jennifer Abruzzo, Donald Trump and Gwynne Wilcox
Donald Trump’s firing of NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, left, and chair Gwynne Wilcox has effectively paralyzed the agency. Composite: AP, NLRB

Donald Trump has been accused of launching an “attack on the rule of law” as three former heads of the top US labor watchdog criticized the unprecedented firing of a top official.

The abrupt removal of Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) leaves the agency “out of business” unless a replacement is nominated, they warned – and highlights a “real danger” to the independence of regulators and adjudicators now Trump is back in the White House.

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