Summary
The incoming Trump administration is expected to transform the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) into a pro-business agency, reversing pro-worker decisions made during Biden’s presidency.
Anticipated changes include firing pro-labor officials like General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and overturning rulings that bolstered unionization efforts, such as limits on “captive audience meetings,” quicker union elections, and protections for workers’ heated speech.
Legal challenges from companies like Amazon and SpaceX aim to strip the NLRB of its authority entirely, while Trump’s alignment with figures like Elon Musk signals intensified opposition to unions and labor rights.
Workers can cooperate whether they officially have a union or not.
“Pay us the raise you know we due or you can replace all of us”.
The latter is what actually happened to air traffic controllers under Reagan. Reagan saw all of the strikers fired, and used military (?) ATCs until the airports hired new ones. I would not be surprised if the same tactics were used to break any strike by ‘essential’ workers. Longshoreman strike? Fire 'em all, use active-duty military to replace them, the hire new, lower-paid ones, and automate (longshoremen unions are threatening to strike over attempts to automate large parts of their job).