The suit may be the first time the Supreme Court’s ruling is tested. For now, Big Bird’s bosses remain in place—though if Congressional Republicans have their way, they won’t have much to oversee once NPR and PBS get defunded.

But a May 22 move by the Supreme Court may signal the end of the NLRB’s independence, say labor leaders, and transform the agency into an extension of the White House. In turn, they warn, President Donald Trump could use the board to reward friends and punish enemies.

As union leaders prepare for national labor policy to shift under the Trump administration, they're urging lawmakers to enshrine federal organizing rights in state law.

The email went out before any public statement from the White House, suggesting an internal misstep that preempted a formal rollout of the nominees.

"We're in a unique time where there are a number of existential challenges that the Board is facing," said Josh Fox, Proskauer senior counsel.

USCIS data show a growing backlog for immigrant petitions and work permits and a crucial NLRB nominee gets some movement.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for mass Education Department layoffs, bolstering President Donald Trump’s federal workforce cuts while legal battles continue.

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to remove a Democratic member from a federal labor board while his administration appeals a ruling that said her firing was illegal and had reinstated her.

The Trump administration has lost approximately 60% of the court rulings against it since Inauguration Day and won 30%—while another 10% were mixed rulings both in favor and against the administration—based on a total of 182 rulings between Jan. 20 and June 30, with 55 in the government’s favor and 109 against it.