Gwynne A. Wilcox is an American attorney who was a member and chairman of the National Labor Relations Board until President Donald Trump fired her on January 27, 2025. Early life and education. Wilcox obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University and a Juris Doctor from the Rutgers Law School.

8 hours ago · Gwynne Wilcox’s new civil lawsuit challenges Trump’s “unprecedented and illegal” removal of her from the board, which her complaint said “defies ninety years of Supreme Court precedent ...

2 days ago · Former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over her abrupt removal from the agency last week. “The President’s removal of Ms. Wilcox ...

1 day ago · Fired Democratic National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox sued President Donald Trump on Wednesday, arguing her removal violates a 90-year-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent that limits ...

1 day ago · Trump broke with precedent by removing Gwynne Wilcox, a Democrat, from her seat on the five-member National Labor Relations Board on Jan. 27. Board members serve five-year terms, and Wilcox’s was supposed to run through August 2028.

1 day ago · Gwynne Wilcox’s lawsuit is the first to challenge the president’s ouster of several members of independent boards — moves that appear to contravene a 1935 Supreme Court ruling.

Jan 28, 2025 · But Trump went further, also firing Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox in an unprecedented move that she has vowed to fight in court. Due to existing vacancies, Wilcox's ouster leaves the board ...

Gwynne Wilcox was confirmed by the Senate on September 6, 2023 for a second term ending August 27, 2028. Ms. Wilcox previously served as a Member of the NLRB from August 4, 2021 until August 27, 2023. Ms. Wilcox was designated as …

Jan 28, 2025 · President Donald Trump fired National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox in an unprecedented personnel move that prevents the board from deciding cases and appears to violate federal law. Trump’s partisan purge of Democratic NLRB officials in the late hours of Monday targeted Wilcox, the first Black woman to serve on the board. ...

Jan 28, 2025 · President Trump fired acting chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Democrat Gwynne Wilcox late Monday night, she told Axios. He also fired the general counsel of the labor board, Jennifer Abruzzo, a strong advocate for unionization. The big picture: Together the dismissals signal a broad purge at the nation's labor regulator, which had been an …