{"id":127360,"date":"2024-11-18T19:15:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127360"},"modified":"2024-11-18T19:15:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:15:55","slug":"spacex-and-amazon-lawsuits-seek-to-shake-up-federal-labor-agency-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127360","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX and Amazon lawsuits seek to shake up federal labor agency : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-34483\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 2400;&#10;        --source-height: 1350;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2400x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fc3%2F6ac5924e4d17a7dae435d7381024%2F2-images-2.png\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2400x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fc3%2F6ac5924e4d17a7dae435d7381024%2F2-images-2.png\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2400x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fc3%2F6ac5924e4d17a7dae435d7381024%2F2-images-2.png\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/png\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2400x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fc3%2F6ac5924e4d17a7dae435d7381024%2F2-images-2.png\" data-format=\"png\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2400x1350+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fc3%2F6ac5924e4d17a7dae435d7381024%2F2-images-2.png\" class=\"img\" alt=\"SpaceX and Amazon are among the companies that have filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2400x1350+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fc3%2F6ac5924e4d17a7dae435d7381024%2F2-images-2.png\" data-format=\"png\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                SpaceX and Amazon are among the companies that have filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    NASA\/Joseph Prezioso\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        NASA\/Joseph Prezioso\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the nearly four years that Joe Biden has been president, the National Labor Relations Board has taken an assertive \u2014 some say overly aggressive \u2014 approach to protecting workers&#8217; rights to organize and collectively bargain.<\/p>\n<p>Now, SpaceX and Amazon are at the forefront of a corporate-led effort to monumentally change the labor agency. On Monday, attorneys for the two companies will try to convince a panel of judges at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the labor agency, created by Congress in 1935, is unconstitutional. <\/p>\n<p>Their lawsuits are among more than two dozen challenges brought by companies who say the NLRB&#8217;s structure gives it unchecked power to shape and enforce labor law<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5192918-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5188566\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/13\/nx-s1-5188566\/government-efficiency-federal-workers-elon-musk-trump\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/13\\\/nx-s1-5188566\\\/government-efficiency-federal-workers-elon-musk-trump&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3723x3723+1094+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F50%2F3e0365344bd3bda3bc93d2b005fa%2Fgettyimages-2176986706.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3723x3723+1094+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F50%2F3e0365344bd3bda3bc93d2b005fa%2Fgettyimages-2176986706.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3723x3723+1094+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F50%2F3e0365344bd3bda3bc93d2b005fa%2Fgettyimages-2176986706.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3723x3723+1094+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F50%2F3e0365344bd3bda3bc93d2b005fa%2Fgettyimages-2176986706.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3723x3723+1094+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F50%2F3e0365344bd3bda3bc93d2b005fa%2Fgettyimages-2176986706.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3723x3723+1094+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F50%2F3e0365344bd3bda3bc93d2b005fa%2Fgettyimages-2176986706.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3723x3723+1094+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F50%2F3e0365344bd3bda3bc93d2b005fa%2Fgettyimages-2176986706.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3723x3723+1094+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F50%2F3e0365344bd3bda3bc93d2b005fa%2Fgettyimages-2176986706.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"President-elect Trump shakes hands with Elon Musk at a campaign stop in Butler, Pa., on October 5, 2024. Trump has named Musk and former presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy co-leaders of a new commission called the \" department=\"\" of=\"\" government=\"\" efficiency=\"\" which=\"\" will=\"\" advise=\"\" and=\"\" guide=\"\" trump=\"\" in=\"\" his=\"\" quest=\"\" to=\"\" bureaucracy.=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5192918-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>A ruling in favor of the companies could make it much harder for workers to form unions and take collective action in pursuit of better wages and working conditions.<\/p>\n<p>That would be an enormous setback for labor groups, who have enjoyed unprecedented support from the Biden administration, and a win for companies that have spent considerable amounts of resources over the past four years trying to keep unions out of their workplaces.<\/p>\n<p>Complicating matters is the fact that President-elect Donald Trump has named SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk to co-lead a new commission focused on dismantling government bureaucracy, slashing spending and jobs. Whether the NLRB is one of the agencies Musk will advise on remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, these cases could make their way to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Board found fault at Amazon and Space X<\/h3>\n<p>The lawsuits brought by Amazon and SpaceX came after the NLRB issued complaints of its own. Agency investigations found the companies had violated the rights of their employees.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5192918-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5182280\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/07\/nx-s1-5182280\/trump-2024-elon-musk-tesla-x\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/07\\\/nx-s1-5182280\\\/trump-2024-elon-musk-tesla-x&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2633x2633+658+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fc2%2F34f473304bada3d3ee78e28898ab%2Fgettyimages-2176994193.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2633x2633+658+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fc2%2F34f473304bada3d3ee78e28898ab%2Fgettyimages-2176994193.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2633x2633+658+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fc2%2F34f473304bada3d3ee78e28898ab%2Fgettyimages-2176994193.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2633x2633+658+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fc2%2F34f473304bada3d3ee78e28898ab%2Fgettyimages-2176994193.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2633x2633+658+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fc2%2F34f473304bada3d3ee78e28898ab%2Fgettyimages-2176994193.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2633x2633+658+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fc2%2F34f473304bada3d3ee78e28898ab%2Fgettyimages-2176994193.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2633x2633+658+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fc2%2F34f473304bada3d3ee78e28898ab%2Fgettyimages-2176994193.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2633x2633+658+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fc2%2F34f473304bada3d3ee78e28898ab%2Fgettyimages-2176994193.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"President-elect Donald Trump embraces Elon Musk during an October campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Over the last few months, the two men have cultivated a warm relationship.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5192918-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>At Amazon, the issue was the company&#8217;s refusal to collectively bargain with the Amazon Labor Union. Workers at Amazon&#8217;s Staten Island, N.Y., warehouse voted to unionize in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>At SpaceX, the complaint involved eight employees who said they were fired in retaliation for speaking critically of Musk. <\/p>\n<p>Both companies argue that the labor agency&#8217;s structure violates the separation of powers. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The NLRB routinely exercises authority to prosecute alleged violators of federal labor law, define the legal standards that govern the prosecutions, and weigh the facts necessary to find a violation \u2014 with only limited judicial review by Article III courts,&#8221; attorneys for SpaceX wrote in a court filing.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The companies also find fault with the president&#8217;s inability to fire NLRB board members, who serve five-year terms, and in SpaceX&#8217;s case, its administrative law judges.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, they argue the NLRB&#8217;s system for adjudicating cases denies them the right to a trial by jury.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-34485\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 6003;&#10;        --source-height: 4002;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6003x4002+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F80%2Fb16484ff493e8deed561b5f0d6c2%2Fap22173694760572.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6003x4002+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F80%2Fb16484ff493e8deed561b5f0d6c2%2Fap22173694760572.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6003x4002+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F80%2Fb16484ff493e8deed561b5f0d6c2%2Fap22173694760572.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6003x4002+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F80%2Fb16484ff493e8deed561b5f0d6c2%2Fap22173694760572.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6003x4002+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F80%2Fb16484ff493e8deed561b5f0d6c2%2Fap22173694760572.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6003x4002+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F80%2Fb16484ff493e8deed561b5f0d6c2%2Fap22173694760572.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6003x4002+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F80%2Fb16484ff493e8deed561b5f0d6c2%2Fap22173694760572.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6003x4002+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F80%2Fb16484ff493e8deed561b5f0d6c2%2Fap22173694760572.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6003x4002+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F80%2Fb16484ff493e8deed561b5f0d6c2%2Fap22173694760572.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6003x4002+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F80%2Fb16484ff493e8deed561b5f0d6c2%2Fap22173694760572.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, sits at agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 13, 2022.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, sits at agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 13, 2022.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Amanda Andrade-Rhoades\/Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Amanda Andrade-Rhoades\/Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, a Biden appointee, calls the lawsuits a distraction, pointing to the agency&#8217;s 90-year history of governing labor-management relations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are trying to hold violators of our statute accountable,&#8221; she said at the National Press Club in October. &#8220;It would be chaos if the agency was not allowed to perform its functions and do it properly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Anticipating a slowdown in enforcement<\/h3>\n<p>Workers&#8217; advocates are bracing for a slowdown in labor law enforcement in a second Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, Trump is expected to fire Abruzzo immediately, exercising power he does hold. (Biden fired Trump&#8217;s appointee to that position on his first day in office.)<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, Abruzzo, who acts as the NLRB&#8217;s prosecutor, has taken a broad view of the protections labor law offers private-sector employees. She has worked to remove barriers to organizing, most recently winning a board ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/news-outreach\/news-story\/board-rules-captive-audience-meetings-unlawful\">outlawing &#8220;captive audience&#8221; meetings,<\/a> or mandatory meetings at which employers try to dissuade workers from unionizing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5192918-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5040451\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/30\/nx-s1-5040451\/captive-audience-anti-union-religious-meetings-afl-cio\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/30\\\/nx-s1-5040451\\\/captive-audience-anti-union-religious-meetings-afl-cio&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3024x3024+504+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F11%2F68a1dd2a4147aadc85a1ef412231%2Fimg-1376.JPG\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3024x3024+504+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F11%2F68a1dd2a4147aadc85a1ef412231%2Fimg-1376.JPG\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3024x3024+504+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F11%2F68a1dd2a4147aadc85a1ef412231%2Fimg-1376.JPG\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3024x3024+504+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F11%2F68a1dd2a4147aadc85a1ef412231%2Fimg-1376.JPG\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3024x3024+504+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F11%2F68a1dd2a4147aadc85a1ef412231%2Fimg-1376.JPG\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3024x3024+504+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F11%2F68a1dd2a4147aadc85a1ef412231%2Fimg-1376.JPG\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3024x3024+504+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F11%2F68a1dd2a4147aadc85a1ef412231%2Fimg-1376.JPG\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3024x3024+504+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F11%2F68a1dd2a4147aadc85a1ef412231%2Fimg-1376.JPG\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Hilario Becerra was one of the leaders of a union organizing campaign at a painting company in Chicago. Amid fierce anti-union messaging from management delivered through many hours of meetings, workers voted 14 to 8 against unionizing in June.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5192918-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Trump is expected to replace Abruzzo with someone friendly to employers, who will set a new tone for enforcement. Last time around, Trump&#8217;s pick for the job was Peter Robb, a management-side labor attorney who served as lead counsel for President Ronald Reagan during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/08\/05\/1025018833\/looking-back-on-when-president-reagan-fired-air-traffic-controllers\">air traffic controllers&#8217; strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the SpaceX and Amazon cases, all expectations are that a Trump-appointed general counsel will not fight any ruling favorable to the companies. However, similar lawsuits filed elsewhere in the country could result in conflicting court decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/18\/nx-s1-5192918\/spacex-amazon-nlrb-labor-board-elon-musk\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX and Amazon are among the companies that have filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board. 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