(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump’s removal of two Democratic appointees from Federal Boards, handing the Administration a legal victory and settling a high-stakes dispute over the President's power to fire Agency Officials.

The ruling comes after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts agreed to temporarily halt the reinstatement of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Gwynne Wilcox and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Member Cathy Harris, two Democrat appointees who were abruptly terminated by the Trump Administration this year. 

Both challenged their terminations as "unlawful" in separate lawsuits filed in D.C. Federal Court.

National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement:

The Supreme Court’s decision is a gift to Union-Busting CEOs and a slap in the face of every Worker in this country.

By ignoring precedent and allowing President Trump’s unjust, Anti-Worker firings of NLRB and MSPB Members to continue, the Court undermines Workers’ ability to organize, collectively bargain and demand their rights on the job.

This ruling overturns the critical and centuries-long independence of Federal Agencies, leaving Workers and consumers at the mercy of political whims of the Executive Branch.

Working People deserve a fair shot to join and form Unions under the law.

Today, the Conservative Majority on the Supreme Court turned its back on Workers to give even more power to politicians and wealthy CEOs.

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