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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Top Five Labor Law Developments for January 2025 - Jackson Lewis

  1. President Donald Trump removed National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox and General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo and appointed a new interim GC. While Abruzzo’s termination was widely expected, Wilcox’s discharge is unprecedented. The National Labor Relations Act allows the president to remove a Board member only “upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause.” Trump said he “lack[ed] confidence” in Wilcox and Abruzzo and claimed the Act’s limitation on his removal of Board members is inconsistent with his executive power under the Constitution. Wilcox’s removal leaves the Board without a quorum to issue decisions until President Trump appoints a third member confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the five-seat Board. The Board, however, published a notice confirming administrative cases and petitions for election will continue despite its inability to issue decisions. Although Wilcox has challenged her removal in a federal lawsuit, President Trump potentially has three Board vacancies to fill. The president also appointed William Cowen, a former Board member and the current regional director of the Board’s Los Angeles office, as acting GC until he names his GC nominee for Senate approval.
  2. Union membership declined in 2024, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Overall union membership dropped from 10% in 2023 to 9.9% in 2024, a continued decline since membership peaked in the 1950s. The private sector...


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