Eric Lipton

Well, for example, during the takeover of Twitter and its transformation into X, there were employees who felt that they were being improperly treated. They were dismissed. They were being subject to internal investigations. And they felt as if they had been unfairly treated. And they filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board.

Well, for example, during the takeover of Twitter and its transformation into X, there were employees who felt that they were being improperly treated. They were dismissed. They were being subject to internal investigations. And they felt as if they had been unfairly treated. And they filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board.

Well, for example, during the takeover of Twitter and its transformation into X, there were employees who felt that they were being improperly treated. They were dismissed. They were being subject to internal investigations. And they felt as if they had been unfairly treated. And they filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board.

But what Trump then did in the last few weeks was to eliminate the quorum at the National Labor Relations Board by firing several of the commissioners. And so therefore, the commission can no longer act on recommendations from the staff to file a lawsuit against the target of any investigation or to agree to a settlement if there were to be a settlement proposed.

But what Trump then did in the last few weeks was to eliminate the quorum at the National Labor Relations Board by firing several of the commissioners. And so therefore, the commission can no longer act on recommendations from the staff to file a lawsuit against the target of any investigation or to agree to a settlement if there were to be a settlement proposed.

But what Trump then did in the last few weeks was to eliminate the quorum at the National Labor Relations Board by firing several of the commissioners. And so therefore, the commission can no longer act on recommendations from the staff to file a lawsuit against the target of any investigation or to agree to a settlement if there were to be a settlement proposed.

So he's effectively frozen the National Labor Relations Board by removing the majority of its board.

So he's effectively frozen the National Labor Relations Board by removing the majority of its board.

So he's effectively frozen the National Labor Relations Board by removing the majority of its board.

Yeah, and Musk is taking a very similar approach to that which he took at Twitter and applying it to the federal government, which is to slash it radically and rapidly without much consideration for the consequences, both for the services that it provides and for the people that work there.

Yeah, and Musk is taking a very similar approach to that which he took at Twitter and applying it to the federal government, which is to slash it radically and rapidly without much consideration for the consequences, both for the services that it provides and for the people that work there.

Yeah, and Musk is taking a very similar approach to that which he took at Twitter and applying it to the federal government, which is to slash it radically and rapidly without much consideration for the consequences, both for the services that it provides and for the people that work there.

You know, the Democrats in Congress can write letters asking for reviews, and they can have protests and press conferences, but that's about the limit of their power as well. They don't have subpoena power. And they cannot have bipartisan investigations into really anything at this point.

You know, the Democrats in Congress can write letters asking for reviews, and they can have protests and press conferences, but that's about the limit of their power as well. They don't have subpoena power. And they cannot have bipartisan investigations into really anything at this point.

You know, the Democrats in Congress can write letters asking for reviews, and they can have protests and press conferences, but that's about the limit of their power as well. They don't have subpoena power. And they cannot have bipartisan investigations into really anything at this point.

I mean, the courts, as we've seen, are really the one place. And the state attorneys general, the Democrats, have filed litigation. And there are various nonprofit groups and employee groups and labor unions that have filed litigation. And that has actually made a significant difference so far.

I mean, the courts, as we've seen, are really the one place. And the state attorneys general, the Democrats, have filed litigation. And there are various nonprofit groups and employee groups and labor unions that have filed litigation. And that has actually made a significant difference so far.

I mean, the courts, as we've seen, are really the one place. And the state attorneys general, the Democrats, have filed litigation. And there are various nonprofit groups and employee groups and labor unions that have filed litigation. And that has actually made a significant difference so far.

I think to some extent the strategy on the part of the Trump administration is just to blow through those district court rulings.

I think to some extent the strategy on the part of the Trump administration is just to blow through those district court rulings.