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New York Times
03-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Appeals Court Lets Trump Remove Another Democrat From Independent Agency
A federal appeals court cleared the way on Thursday for President Trump to remove a Democratic member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, sidelining her while the White House fights a ruling by a lower court that had reinstated her to the position. The ruling, affecting Susan Tsui Grundmann, echoed those of several other cases in which courts have supported the president in clearing out individuals appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. from institutions that conduct oversight of the government and represent the interests of federal workers. In a brief order, the three-judge panel concluded that the Supreme Court's ruling in May, which involved people serving in similar positions on the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board, offered a clear precedent. In those cases, the Supreme Court determined that even though the people Mr. Trump sought to purge were part of a multimember board that was designed by Congress to be nonpartisan and insulated from political pressure, they nonetheless exercise considerable authority. Preventing a president from removing those individuals, even without cause, improperly constrained the president's power to accomplish his agenda, the Supreme Court decided. 'The Supreme Court's reasoning fully applies to the F.L.R.A., which possesses powers substantially similar to those of the N.L.R.B.,' the appeals court panel wrote, comparing the Federal Labor Relations Authority to the National Labor Relations Board. All three of the judges were appointed by Mr. Trump. Ms. Grundmann was confirmed by the Senate in 2022 for a five-year term that would have expired before Mr. Trump was set to leave office. Among the agency's primary duties are helping to resolve labor complaints and addressing issues arising from collective bargaining among federal workers. After receiving notice from the White House that she was being removed from the position in February, Ms. Grundmann filed a lawsuit arguing that she could not be removed from the role without clear cause, citing protections enshrined by Congress. A federal judge in Washington agreed, declaring in June that the firing had been done illegally and ordering that she be reinstated.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
US court says Trump can remove Democrat from labor board, for now
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trumpto 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. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit paused the lower court decision pending the appeal, saying a law shielding members of the Federal Labor Relations Authority from being removed at will likely violated Trump's broad powers to control the executive branch. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washington had ruled otherwise in March and ordered the reinstatement of Susan Tsui Grundmann, who had been fired by Trump a month earlier. The three-member FLRA, which was created by Congress to be independent from the White House, hears disputes between federal agencies and their employees' unions. It can order agencies to bargain with unions and in some cases prevent agencies from firing unionized workers.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
US Judge says Trump cannot fire democratic member of federal labor board
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday said President Donald Trump lacked the power to remove a Democratic member from the Federal Labor Relations Authority, which hears disputes between government agencies and their employees' unions, and ordered that Susan Tsui Grundmann be reinstated to her post. The decision by U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washington, D.C. is a setback to Trump's bid to bring independent agencies like the FLRA under his control, and potentially to his efforts to drastically shrink the federal workforce. Sooknanan's decision reinstating Grundmann to the agency gives it a 2-1 Democratic majority until her term expires in July.
Reuters
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
US Judge says Trump cannot fire democratic member of federal labor board
March 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday said President Donald Trump lacked the power to remove a Democratic member from the Federal Labor Relations Authority, which hears disputes between government agencies and their employees' unions, and ordered that Susan Tsui Grundmann be reinstated to her post.
