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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights — Article 8

Protects the right to form and join trade unions, the right of unions to operate freely and federate, and the right to strike. Restrictions are limited to those prescribed by law and necessary in a democratic society.

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Suppression of Organized Labor: Union Busting, NLRB Destruction, and Collective Bargaining Revocation

A multi-pronged attack on organized labor: destruction of the NLRB's quorum through the first-ever mid-term firing of a board member, an executive order stripping collective bargaining from 950,000 …

  • On January 27, 2025, Trump fired NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox — the first time a president has ever removed a Board member before the end of …
  • A federal judge on March 6, 2025 found Wilcox's firing 'illegal,' but the DC Circuit stayed her reinstatement, and the Supreme Court on May …