Activists aligned with the Service Employees International Union are calling for Trump NLRB appointees John Ring and William Emanuel to recuse themselves from a dispute over whether McDonald’s employees were fired for supporting “Fight for $15”. Ring (R) and Emanuel (R) have both previously worked as attorneys at the management-side labor law firm that is representing McDonald’s in the case. Conflict of interest issues already led the labor board to throw out a major ruling in February, after the inspector general found Emmanuel failed to recuse himself in a separate case. The Board did not comment on the recuesal request. On Tuesday, General Counsel Peter Rob issued a filing for the Board to approve the McDonald’s settlement, saying that the judge who ruled against it had overstepped her role.
See "Trump Appointees Urged to Bow Out of McDonald's Labor Fight", Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg, August 15, 2018