MarkGPearce
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MarkGPearce
@markgpearceadr.bsky.social
Arbitrator, Artist, Educator- Lover of Labor Jazz & Justice - opinions mine only. Reposts not endorsements
apnews.com/live/2025-el... Race Call: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance - Oh so sad ✊🏾😏
Election Night Live updates: Democrat Abigail Spanberger is elected Virginia's first female governor
U.S. votes during Election Night 2025, with results to come in races including New York City's mayoral election, New Jersey and Virginia governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
NLRB Poised for a Partisan Shift: With the Senate HELP Committee advancing two of President Trump’s nominees, the NLRB may soon regain a quorum and shift to its first Republican-led majority since 2021 — potentially signaling changes to existing federal labor law.
October 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
OMG In a 2-1 order issued Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit halted decisions by lower court judges that blocked Trump’s removal of National Labor Relations Board Chair Gwynne Wilcox and Cathy Harris, a member of the Merit Systems Protections Board-leaving both agencies w/o a quorum
March 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
March 5 @ 10 am EST are oral arguments on the unlawful and unprecedented dismissal of the first black woman member of the NLRB. The National Labor Relations Board needs a quorum so workers' rights can be protected! #reinstatewilcox
March 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Gene Hackman, Oscar-winning star of ‘The French Connection,’ found dead alongside wife and dog - NBC News
February 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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It’s time to start wrapping our heads around the real possibility that collective action and even a general strike are required.

Musk is working fast to solidify control, do as much damage as possible, and party “opposition” is not up to the fight.

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/collective...
Collective Action is the Way Out
Like it or not, the fight is here. And it's time to start fighting.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Whole Foods, which is owned by notorious union-buster Amazon, is arguing that Trump's dismantling of the NLRB means the company doesn't have to recognize a newly unionized store in Philadelphia.

Looks like Jeff Bezos's investment in Trump is paying off.
February 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tonight Gwynne Wilcox talked with Rachel Maddow about her unlawful firing from the NLRB and what that means for the American worker
February 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Gwynne Wilcox stands up for the integrity and independence of the National Labor Relations Board in an interview on CBS this morning. Bravo.
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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THE LABOR MOVEMENT AIN'T FUCKING AROUND
Solid turnout for a protest thrown together just a few hours ago
February 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Whole Foods, which is owned by notorious union-buster Amazon, is arguing that Trump's dismantling of the NLRB means the company doesn't have to recognize a newly unionized store in Philadelphia.

Looks like Jeff Bezos' investment in Trump is paying off.
Amazon's Whole Foods cites Trump's NLRB purge as grounds for rejecting union win
Last month, workers at a Whole Foods store in Philadelphia voted in favor of joining the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.
www.cnbc.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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New lawsuit: The AFL-CIO is asking a federal judge to block unelected billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing Department of Labor systems, which the union warns could give Musk sensitive information about investigations into his companies.
February 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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NEW: Gwynne Wilcox—the NLRB Board Member illegally fired by Trump—has filed a lawsuit contesting her removal. She's represented by Gupta Wessler.

This suit tees up an explosive test case about the president's power over independent agencies. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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The @nlrbgov.bsky.social safeguards workers' right to form unions in their workplaces. President Trump illegally firing Gwynne Wilcox from the NLRB effectively shuts down their operations and makes it easier for bosses to deny workers’ right to organize. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump fires senior labor board official in ‘unprecedented and illegal’ move
Gwynne Wilcox pledges to challenge decision after dismissal in effect paralyzes National Labor Relations Board
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
BREAKING: Fired NLRB Member Sues In Test Of President's Power Law360 (February 5, 2025, 10:03 AM EST) -- Fired NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox challenged removal in Washington, D.C., federal court Wed arguing in a test of 90-year-old USSC precedent that the NLRA blocked her ouster.
February 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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When millions of struggling workers want to join unions, Trump's decision to neuter the NLRB is blatantly illegal. It is also a huge gift to Musk, Bezos & other billionaires who want to abolish the only federal agency that can stop their union busting.

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Trump firings at labor board threaten union win at Whole Foods – and beyond
Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia voted to unionize early this week but may be stuck in limbo due to President Donald Trump firing leaders at a federal labor regulator.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Time sensitive: we've created a generic informal grievance template. Always defer to your collective bargaining unit. This isn't legal advice, just a recommendation based on personal experience. www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...
Informal Grievance Template for Adverse Personnel Actions
There is a limited amount of time to oppose personnel actions. Time is short.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Law360 (January 24, 2025, 4:59 PM EST) -- Law students across the country are scrambling to figure out their next steps after a range of federal agencies yanked job and internship offers this week because of the new hiring freeze imposed by the Trump administration.
February 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Trump’s Labor Board Firing of Wilcox Sets Up Agency Independence Test Case. Unprecedented firing of a NLRB member runs afoul of longstanding US Supreme Court precedent protecting independent agency
Firing of Gwynne Wilcox is part of purge of so called “far-left appointees with radical records.”
January 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM