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Republicans Rediscover 'Norms' As Biden Fires Labor Board General Counsel


January 21, 2021 at 5:48 PM
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At noon yesterday, Joseph Biden became president of the United States. Exactly twenty-three minutes later, his personnel director sent an email to Peter Robb, the general counsel at the National Labor Relations Board, instructing him to resign by 5 p.m. or be fired. Robb chose option two, and the president made good on his threat.
The story was first reported by Bloomberg Law.
Peter Robb, who was despised by labor unions, wielded enormous power at the NLRB. Acting as chief prosecutor, the Trump appointee chose which cases to bring before the Republican-dominated board, effectively setting labor precedent at will. In that capacity, he sought to weaken a case against McDonald’s to the detriment of its franchise employees, attempted to gut the agency as part of a “reorganization” plan, and famously tried to ban the inflatable union mascot “Scabby the Rat” at protests, calling it ....

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