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National elections shape the nation’s labor policy. Soon after his inauguration, President Biden began a pro-union shift involving the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency responsible for governing union-management relations. A key player at the NLRB is its General Counsel – the head lawyer who enforces labor laws and shapes important policies. Peter Robb had been the NLRB General Counsel during most of the Trump Administration. Mr. Robb’s term of office was scheduled to end in November 2021, but the Biden Administration abruptly terminated his employment shortly after the inauguration. Terminating an NLRB General Counsel is controversial, having last happened 75 years ago, and reflects an anxious goal to move national labor policy in a more pro-union direction.
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