Trump admin poaches Apple attorney for NLRB; two ‘#AppleToo’ cases halted

Apple CEO Tim Cook laughs with former U.S. President Donald Trump as the news media leave the room after the two men spoke while participating in an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting in the White House State Dining Room in Washington, U.S., March 6, 2019. (photo: Reuters/Leah Millis)
Days after Donald Trump nominated an attorney representing Apple to serve as the top legal official at the US labor watchdog, the agency halted two cases against the company. Last year, the National L