This piece by @BrandonMagner does a terrific job explaining why Biden fired Peter Robb, the NLRB GC. Robb took unprecedented steps to sabotage the agency, slash its staff, obliterate pro-union precedent, bust its own union, and grind its gears to a halt. brandonmagner.substack.com/p/should-biden…
I’m not sure it’s really registering how big a deal it is that Biden fired Robb. Progressives were worried Biden would let Robb finish out his term. And Robb refused to resign at Biden’s request! But Biden sacked him anyway. Labor leaders are hailing it as a massive victory.
If progressives were looking for a big, unmistakable sign that Biden would pursue an aggressively pro-labor agenda, they got it on Day One with the firing of Peter Robb. slate.com/news-and-polit…
Another great explainer from @BrandonMagner: It was Peter Robb, Trump's NLRB GC, who busted norms by sabotaging the agency and flagrantly defying its mandate to promote collective bargaining. Biden had no choice but to fire him to restore those norms. brandonmagner.substack.com/p/the-robb-era…
In short, Trump put an arsonist in charge of the fire department, who promptly burned down the town. Biden had to sack him to stop the conflagration. That's the Peter Robb story. It's not norm-busting, it's norm-restoration.
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