President Trump fired acting chair of the National Labor Relations Board, Democrat Gwynne Wilcox late Monday night, she told Axios. He also fired the general counsel of the labor board, Jennifer Abruzzo,

This came soon after President Trump fired NLRB General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo. As reported here, the firing of GC Abruzzo was expected and has been held to be lawful in various Circuit Courts. However,

The removal of the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel had been expected. But the firing of a Democratic member stops it from protecting workers’ rights, for now.