The ofcls include Rebecca Slaughter, whose firing from the #FTC is at issue in the current case, as well as ofcls from the #NLRB, #MSPB & #CPSC.
The only ofcls who have so far survived efforts to remove them are Lisa Cook, a #FederalReserve governor, & Shira Perlmutter, a #LibraryOfCongress […]
Also, some #MSPB actions currently in process are frozen. For example, the #USDS employees illegally fired on February 14 reached a settlement with the government immediately before the shutdown, and that settlement has a specific timeline for payout, but the clock is frozen until the shutdown […]
Note that because the federal government is shut down, the Merit Systems Protection Board ( #MSPB ) is also shut down and not accepting complaints from federal workers. Workers seeking redress for illegal employment actions can't start the process until the shutdown ends.
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TLDR The former U.S. Digital Service (USDS) employees who were improperly fired by DOGE on February 14 have been certified as a class by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and have reached a settlement with the government over their firing. I am a member of the class and stand to […]
2 other board members of #independent #FederalAgencies asked #SCOTUS to also hear their cases if they took up the Slaughter case: Gwynne Wilcox, of the National Labor Relations Board #NLRB], & Cathy Harris, of the Merit Systems Protection Board [[#MSPB].
The #FTC is a regulator enforcing […]
File a grievance. They can't force you to change job series or grades. #MSPB #AFGE #NARFE #WorkerRights
In a case before an MSPB judge, the Trump admin argued it has the authority to fire some career federal employees without cause. The outcome could affect key civil service protections. Learn more here: buff.ly/4F6jl68 #FederalJobs #CivilService #MSPB
Rep #HakeemJeffries has passed the 7 hour mark. He has discussed how #unions & #CollectiveBargaining has shaped his own life & reiterates #Democrats’ commitment to unions.
The #OneBigBeautifulBill act harms working Americans in many ways, just one of which is #unlawful #fees on Justice & Unions […]
On June 3, 2025, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 5 C.F.R. Part 731, aiming to expand its suitability regulations. Comments are due by July 3. #FederalJobs #MSPB federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-reten...
Allowing the president to fire agency heads without cause encourages this administration's widespread attacks on those meant to hold them accountable.
The #MSPB is an essential mechanism & it's vital they have a quorum to help protect whistleblowers.
At issue in the dispute over #Trump's dismissals of Cathy Harris from the Merit Systems Protection Board #MSPB] & Gwynne Wilcox from the National #Labor Relations Board #NLRB] is whether safeguards passed by #Congress to prevent ofcls in these posts from being fired w/o cause encroach on […]
The case in question consolidates two litigations challenging Trump’s firing of commissioners of, respectively,
the National Labor Relations Board, or NLRB (Wilcox v. Trump),
and the Merit Systems Protection Board, or MSPB (Harris v. [Treasury Secretary Scott] Bessent).
Both of the terminated […]
Removal of Cathy Harris from #MSPB destroyed that board’s quorum, so it can’t hear matters about wrongfully fired #federalemployees.
The removal of Gwynne Wilcox from #NLRB means that body also has no quorum therefore can’t hear any cases about #privatesectorunions & #labordisputes. #SCROTUS
The cases before #SCOTUS involve Gwynne Wilcox of the National #Labor Relation Board #NLRB, which oversees laws protecting #workers’ rights, & Cathy A. Harris of the Merit Systems Protection Board #MSPB, which protects federal govt workers from #partisan practices — as well as a 90-year-old […]
#Trump asks #SCOTUS to let him break the #law AGAIN – this time by illegally firing #independent #regulators
The cases test the boundaries of #PresidentialPower & involves Gwynne Wilcox of the National #Labor Relations Board #NLRB & Cathy A. Harris of the Merit Systems Protection Board #MSPB […]
The full DC Circuit in a 7-4 decision set aside a 3-judge panel's March ruling that paused lower court decisions blocking Trump from removing Gwynne Wilcox from the National #Labor Relations Board #NLRB & Cathy Harris from the #Merit Systems Protection Board #MSPB.
Monday's decision puts back […]
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The United States Court of Appeals for DC has cleared the way for #Trump to fire members of the National #Labor Relations Board #NLRB & the Merit Systems Protection Board #MSPB, essentially granting Trump authority over formerly "independent" parts of the executive branch.
Judge […]
The #DOJ is aiming to get these cases to #SCOTUS, where it’s betting that enough of the right-wing justices will agree to overturn the high court’s own #precedent on #independent agencies — encapsulated primarily in a 1936 case called Humphrey’s Executor — & axe the removal protections that […]
#MSPB, which adjudicates cases abt federal agency discrimination, #whistleblower retaliation, etc. has seen a weekly increase of roughly 1,419% since Trump came back.
Federal Judge Says Trump Illegally Fired Chair of Federal Workers Protections Board
#Trump #Vance #MAGA #GOP #Republicans #Spineless #Partisan #Retaliatory #Feckless #Stooges #Complicit #RuleOfLaw #MSPB
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#MSPB Cathy Harris was reinstated today, thanks to the summary judgement below. It's not over, but their important work can hopefully now continue. Let's take a minute to celebrate the win. @indivisible.org @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @aclu.org
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Dellinger asked the #MSPB this week to halt the dismissal of 6 probationary employees while his office investigates their complaints. Dellinger said the firings appear “contrary to a reasonable reading of the #law” & said he was considering “ways to seek relief for a broader group.”
The merit […]
#Trump’s attempt to fire Dellinger is part of his broader push to remove government #watchdogs who investigate wrongdoing & protect #FederalWorkers. Trump also has tried to fire the head of the Merit Systems Protection Board #MSPB], an #independent agency that hears appeals of terminations & […]
The #MSPB has experienced a surge in new cases amid the torrent of layoffs.
MSPB works to protect whistleblowers who expose government fraud, waste, and abuse.
Causing this backlog is the opposite of what this administration promised.
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