Trump Labor Board Declines to Probe Warren, Sanders Campaigns

Nov. 7, 2019, 7:09 PM UTC

The federal labor board’s Trump-appointed general counsel won’t prosecute charges of unfair labor practice filed against the campaigns of Democratic presidential contenders Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).

Peter Robb, the National Labor Relations Board’s top prosecutor, dismissed on Nov. 6 a charge filed against Warren for President Inc. Robb’s office on Nov. 1 dismissed a separate charge against Bernie 2020 Inc. That means board lawyers will not pursue unfair labor practice complaints against the campaigns.

The NLRB regional directors who issued a pair of dismissal letters didn’t say whether they found any evidence supporting the charges, ...

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