Lynn Rhinehart
@lynnrhinehart.bsky.social
All about workers’ rights. Organize!
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@lynnrhinehart.bsky.social on what's needed to ensure newly unionized workers can bargain a contract within a reasonable period of time (currently, a third still lack a first contract after 3 years). www.epi.org/blog/the-mis...
The missing piece in the Senate committee hearing on the challenges facing newly unionized workers
Earlier this month, the Republican-led U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) notably held a hearing on labor law reform that sought to both identify problems workers f...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
@lynnrhinehart.bsky.social on what's needed to ensure newly unionized workers can bargain a contract within a reasonable period of time (currently, a third still lack a first contract after 3 years). www.epi.org/blog/the-mis...
How dare he. This is the people’s house and he just desecrated it. What a despicable creature. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs...
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
How dare he. This is the people’s house and he just desecrated it. What a despicable creature. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs...
Really good and scary piece by former NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran on the sorry state of affairs at the NLRB. Thanks a lot, Trump and Elon and John Roberts. tcf.org/content/comm...
An Unhappy Labor Day at the NLRB
As the country pauses on Labor Day to honor the contributions of workers and the labor movement, the government watchdog that is responsible for
tcf.org
August 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Really good and scary piece by former NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran on the sorry state of affairs at the NLRB. Thanks a lot, Trump and Elon and John Roberts. tcf.org/content/comm...
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The Trump admin’s attack on federal workers’ collective bargaining rights is an attack on the people who care for veterans, help communities recover after disasters and keep our air and water clean.
Trump is the union-buster in chief, from @juliesulabor.bsky.social:
Trump is the union-buster in chief, from @juliesulabor.bsky.social:
Union-Buster in Chief
Trump has surpassed Reagan in his war on workers’ rights.
prospect.org
August 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Trump admin’s attack on federal workers’ collective bargaining rights is an attack on the people who care for veterans, help communities recover after disasters and keep our air and water clean.
Trump is the union-buster in chief, from @juliesulabor.bsky.social:
Trump is the union-buster in chief, from @juliesulabor.bsky.social:
Want to geek out on what states and others should be doing in light of Trump eviscerating workers’ rights? Check out the latest Power at Work podcast where a few of us kick it around! poweratwork.us/would-worker...
poweratwork.us
June 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Want to geek out on what states and others should be doing in light of Trump eviscerating workers’ rights? Check out the latest Power at Work podcast where a few of us kick it around! poweratwork.us/would-worker...
Check out my new piece on the dangers of the Supreme Court giving Trump the power to control independent agencies- scary, radical stuff.
Trump has decided that he has the power to remove members of independent boards and commissions whenever and for whatever reason he wants, writes Lynn Rhinehart. And the Supreme Court appears—wrongly, disastrously—ready to agree with the president. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Supreme Court Gifts Trump Even More Power
The court seems ready to give the president extraordinary power over what had been independent worker- and consumer-protection agencies.
www.thenation.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Check out my new piece on the dangers of the Supreme Court giving Trump the power to control independent agencies- scary, radical stuff.
Proud to stand with my AFL-CIO sisters to fight for NIOSH and worker safety! Kudos to Rebecca for her great organizing!💪🏻
May 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Proud to stand with my AFL-CIO sisters to fight for NIOSH and worker safety! Kudos to Rebecca for her great organizing!💪🏻
Important report by my colleagues at EPI
April 30 is Trump's 100th day in office 🗓️
In those 100 days, Trump has attacked workers' rights and led the US economy toward an almost certain recession.
To help keep track, we identified 100 ways that Trump hurt working people and the economy in his first 100 days: www.epi.org/publication/...
In those 100 days, Trump has attacked workers' rights and led the US economy toward an almost certain recession.
To help keep track, we identified 100 ways that Trump hurt working people and the economy in his first 100 days: www.epi.org/publication/...
100 ways Trump hurt workers in his first 100 days
The frenetically chaotic first 100 days of the Trump/Musk (DOGE) administration have been an onslaught of actions to dismantle the federal government and eliminate crucial services and benefits for wo...
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April 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Important report by my colleagues at EPI
prospect.org/labor/2025-0... Check out this new piece by former Labor Secretary Julie Su about this administration threatening its own workers over exercising their workplace rights. Shameful but sadly not surprising.
Worker Rights Threatened at the Department of Labor
Elon Musk and Donald Trump want to make federal employees miserable on the job. Their latest trick: threaten criminal penalties for exercising free speech.
prospect.org
April 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
prospect.org/labor/2025-0... Check out this new piece by former Labor Secretary Julie Su about this administration threatening its own workers over exercising their workplace rights. Shameful but sadly not surprising.
Bravo to the AFL-CIO and its partners on launching this much-needed project to assist and support federal workers!
DOGE went after federal workers. Now, they have a way to fight back. We launched Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network to mobilize thousands of lawyers to connect federal workers with legal guidance and the support they need. workerslegaldefense.org
April 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Bravo to the AFL-CIO and its partners on launching this much-needed project to assist and support federal workers!
Here’s a new piece by Lauren McFerran and me exposing an effort by employers to get Pam Bondi to override NLRB decisions they don’t like. www.epi.org/blog/a-coali...
A coalition of hundreds of employers is asking the Trump administration to override the NLRB and dictate labor law
With the Trump administration implementing a blizzard of anti-worker initiatives on a near-daily basis, it’s difficult to imagine that these early assaults could be only the tip of the iceberg. But Pr...
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April 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Here’s a new piece by Lauren McFerran and me exposing an effort by employers to get Pam Bondi to override NLRB decisions they don’t like. www.epi.org/blog/a-coali...
My piece in The Nation on Donald Trump‘s destruction of another workers rights agency – one that also assists employers. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Donald Trump Is Shuttering a Little-Known Labor-Management Agency That Supports Collective Bargaining
The administration’s latest assault on independent agencies is also an attack on working people.
www.thenation.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My piece in The Nation on Donald Trump‘s destruction of another workers rights agency – one that also assists employers. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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@epi.org @lynnrhinehart.bsky.social representin' at the Hands Off the Post Office rally in Silver Spring. Great turnout!
March 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@epi.org @lynnrhinehart.bsky.social representin' at the Hands Off the Post Office rally in Silver Spring. Great turnout!
Looking for a bright spot in these dark times? Watch this clip and I guarantee you will feel better! www.youtube.com/shorts/PTFWO...
Labor official who challenged Trump ouster has joyous return to work
YouTube video by MSNBC
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March 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Looking for a bright spot in these dark times? Watch this clip and I guarantee you will feel better! www.youtube.com/shorts/PTFWO...
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Congrats, Gwynne! And kudos to Judge Howell for calling out the president for his “blatantly illegal “ attempt to fire you!
Congrats, Gwynne! And kudos to Judge Howell for calling out the president for his “blatantly illegal “ attempt to fire you!
Court rules Trump’s firing of labor board official illegal, saying president is not a king
Judge orders reinstatement of Gwynne Wilcox to National Labor Relations Board after her removal by US president
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Congrats, Gwynne! And kudos to Judge Howell for calling out the president for his “blatantly illegal “ attempt to fire you!
Congrats, Gwynne! And kudos to Judge Howell for calling out the president for his “blatantly illegal “ attempt to fire you!
Proud to stand in solidarity with Gwynne Wilcox at her hearing today in her lawsuit over Trump illegally firing her from the NLRB. Workers need Gwynne back on the NLRB!
March 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Proud to stand in solidarity with Gwynne Wilcox at her hearing today in her lawsuit over Trump illegally firing her from the NLRB. Workers need Gwynne back on the NLRB!
FYI, my piece in The Nation about the destructive consequences of Trump firing Gwynne Wilcox from the NLRB www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-Mail
By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.
www.thenation.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
FYI, my piece in The Nation about the destructive consequences of Trump firing Gwynne Wilcox from the NLRB www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Gwynne Wilcox has sued Donald Trump for illegally firing her from the NLRB. Go Gwynne go!! www.guptawessler.com/wp-content/u...
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February 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Gwynne Wilcox has sued Donald Trump for illegally firing her from the NLRB. Go Gwynne go!! www.guptawessler.com/wp-content/u...
Right. You can’t say you are pro worker and then shut down the agency that protects workers rights. Also, interesting that he fired the black woman and left two white guys at the agency.
President Trump firing @nlrbgov.bsky.social member Gwynne Wilcox, the first Black woman on the Board, is illegal and has effectively shut down the NLRB’s operations, leaving the workers it defends on their own.
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AFL-CIO President Responds to Illegal Firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox | AFL-CIO
In response to news of President Trump’s firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox and NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the followi...
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January 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Right. You can’t say you are pro worker and then shut down the agency that protects workers rights. Also, interesting that he fired the black woman and left two white guys at the agency.
Union yes!!! Congrats to Whole Foods workers - let’s go!
Breaking News: Workers at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia voted to become the first unionized store in the grocery chain, which is owned by Amazon.
Whole Foods Workers in Philadelphia Vote to Form Chain’s First Union
The union win comes as Amazon, which owns the grocery chain, is also fighting labor organizing in its warehouse and delivery businesses.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Union yes!!! Congrats to Whole Foods workers - let’s go!
Really great profile of Julie Su by Steve Greenhouse
The Biden Administration’s TOP labor official, Julie Su, warns that Trump might fall far short on his promises of delivering to America’s workers.
“You can’t be pro-billionaire and pro-working class,” Su said. “YOU CAN’T BE PRO-ELON MUSK AND PRO-WORKER.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“You can’t be pro-billionaire and pro-working class,” Su said. “YOU CAN’T BE PRO-ELON MUSK AND PRO-WORKER.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘You can’t be pro-billionaire and pro-working class’: Biden’s labor chief on return of Trump
Julie Su, acting labor secretary, fears many of Biden’s pro-worker policies will be undone by the new administration
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Really great profile of Julie Su by Steve Greenhouse
ICYMI, on Dec. 16, Pres. Biden designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Maine as a national monument. What a fitting tribute to a trailblazing woman. Here’s a shot of three women who were key to making it happen: Liz Shuler, Giovanna Lockhart, and Allison Beck!
December 29, 2024 at 4:11 PM
ICYMI, on Dec. 16, Pres. Biden designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Maine as a national monument. What a fitting tribute to a trailblazing woman. Here’s a shot of three women who were key to making it happen: Liz Shuler, Giovanna Lockhart, and Allison Beck!
New report by the Economic Policy Institute and Labor Lab on Union Buster reporting - or rather, non-reporting because so many employers don’t comply with the law www.epi.org/publication/...
Busting the union busters: The need to improve transparency around union-busting activity
Worker organizing has surged in recent years amid the highest levels of support for unions in decades. Petitions for union representation elections are up 27% at the National Labor Relations Board and...
www.epi.org
November 15, 2024 at 5:01 PM
New report by the Economic Policy Institute and Labor Lab on Union Buster reporting - or rather, non-reporting because so many employers don’t comply with the law www.epi.org/publication/...