Hi John,

Working people urgently need your help today: President Trump has effectively shut down the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

The NLRB—usually led by five board members—holds union elections, investigates allegations and resolves cases of wrongdoing brought by workers, unions, or employers.

Two weeks ago, the president illegally fired a member of the labor board, Gwynne Wilcox—the first Black woman to serve on the NLRB. There are now only two sitting members of the board, which leaves it one member short of the minimum number needed for any decision-making. And by firing Wilcox, because he didn’t like her decisions, he destroyed the board’s independence. 

Thousands of you have already taken action, but we need every single member of Congress to sign on to a letter urging President Trump to reinstate Gwynne Wilcox, before the Wednesday deadline. Will you make a call telling your member of Congress to sign our letter?

Wilcox is filing a lawsuit to challenge her firing, and we fully expect she will succeed in the courts and be restored to her position so she can continue to be a critical pro-worker voice on the NLRB.

But until Wilcox is reinstated, when a worker is fired for trying to organize a union or an employer refuses to bargain with a union, all an employer would have to do is appeal—which would leave the worker in limbo indefinitely. And until she’s reinstated, the board is on notice: rule how the president wants or be fired. 

We’ve given members of Congress a new deadline of Wednesday to speak out in support of reinstating Wilcox. We need you to make a call right now to urge your senator and representatives to sign on to our letter of support. 

You can call by dialing this number or following this link: 

866-832-1560
go.aflcio.org/wilcox

Thanks for standing with working people. 

Team AFL-CIO

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