Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia voted to unionize early this week but may be stuck in limbo due to President Donald Trump firing leaders at a federal labor regulator.

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President Trump has fired the lone Democrat on the National Labor Relations Board, leaving the country’s top arbiter of union issues without

President Donald Trump fired acting National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jessica Rutter, once again disrupting leadership at the agency.

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired two Democratic officials at the National Labor Relations Board, a major shakeup that will bring hundreds of cases accusing companies of unlawful labor practices to a standstill and paves the way for Republican control of the agency.

President Donald Trump is forcing out top leaders of the U.S. labor board, ushering in a swift reboot of workplace law enforcement while testing the limits of presidential authority.

Federal labor law explicitly limits removal of board members to instances of neglect or malfeasance. The termination is among several early moves Trump has made that push at the boundaries of executive authority.

President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In an unprecedented move, he also ousted Democratic board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the board with no quorum.