In a second presidency, Donald Trump could try to debilitate the National Labor Relations Board, if judges he appointed in his first term don’t do it on their own.

Brian Petruska can’t help but sound alarmed by the possibility of another Donald Trump presidency. He’s still witnessing the legal fallout from Trump’s first term.

“We’re looking at going back to pre-1930s labor law in this country,” Petruska, a lawyer for the Laborers’ International Union of North America, told HuffPost. “I’m not exaggerating. That’s literally what’s happening.”

Dave Jamieson October 18, 2024

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