FTC Commissioners Should Defy Illegal Order by Trump

For Immediate Release: March 18, 2025

FTC Commissioners Should Defy Illegal Order by Trump 

Today, it was announced that President Trump was illegally firing two Federal Trade Commissioners. The two Commissioners, Alvaro Bedoya (whose current term expires in September of 2026) and Rebecca Slaughter (whose current term expires in September of 2029) were legally nominated by the President of The Unites States and approved by the US Senate. There is no procedure for the President to “fire” an FTC Commissioner as if they were some candidates on his Apprentice TV show. 

These Commissioners serve the people of the Unites States and do serious work. For example, one of many cases they have taken action on was a lawsuit to stop a proposed mega merger of Kroger and Albertsons— a suit that succeeded in Federal Court in December of 2024. Stopping that bad merger proposal helped prevent Kroger from having a near monopoly in many markets across the country and even more control over our grocery prices than they already do. Lowering out-of-control grocery prices should be a priority for all elected officials.

“We call on Commissioners Bedoya and Slaughter to simply defy the illegal order. They are excellent attorneys and are well aware of the illegal nature of the order, therefore they should refuse to comply with it. We all need to be standing up to President Trump when he is taking these illegal acts,” said Faye Guenther, President of UFCW 3000.

UFCW3000 is the largest private sector union in the Pacific Northwest with over 50,000 members in grocery stores, health care, retail, food processing, cannabis and other industries.

Contact: Tom Geiger, UFCW 3000 Special Projects Director, 206-604-3421