DC appeals court backs firing of independent agency Democrats

The ruling comes ahead of Supreme Court oral arguments in a case involving the president's ability to fire executive branch agency officials.

Appeals court hands Trump a victory, OK'ing firings of two independent agency heads

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that President Trump's firings of Democratic members of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board were lawful.

DC Circuit Rejects Limits on Trump’s Power to Fire NLRB, MSPB Members as Unconstitutional

In its 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said Humphrey’s Executor v. U.S. — establishing that the president cannot fire without cause appointees at certain independent multi-member agencies—doesn't apply to the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board.

CHOMP nurses file to unionize, saying they’re 'one step closer' to a union

Nurses at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula filed to unionize on Friday, per the National Labor Relations Board.

US Senate committee clears Boeing lawyer's stalled NLRB nomination

A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday approved President Donald Trump's nomination of Boeing's chief labor lawyer for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board, teeing up a confirmation vote that could restore the paralyzed board's ability to decide cases.
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