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Gwynne Wilcox

A member of the National Labor Relations Board fired in violation of statutory protections for independent agency officials. Her case is a key test of executive power to dismantle independent regulatory agencies.

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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 …