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If Trump wins, one thing is certain: NLRB General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo would be fired at once. Just as President Joe Biden sacked then-NLRB GC Peter Robb almost before the Inaugural Balls were over, Abruzzo would meet the same fate. Because the GC sets agency policy and decides what cases to pursue, the Board instantly changes character. As a result, the Board’s prounion stance—despite recent “proworker” pronouncements on the Republican campaign trail—stops. Efforts to raise the minimum wage end. Paid leave and other workplace benefits are unlikely.
And the changes aren’t likely to stop there. Administrative law