The union is alleging retaliation for Wheeler's union activity and public advocacy, while a grievance over the firing of another union member, Alexis Goldstein, remains pending. Stephen Wheeler, a union leader at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was placed on administrative leave last week amid an ongoing investigation, according to a union release issued Tuesday. "Days before CFPB placed him on leave, NPR quoted Wheeler in their coverage of the ongoing illegal and chaotic forced relocation at the CFPB," they continued. Goldstein criticized the CFPB's latest move, saying Wheeler's placement on administrative leave represents retaliation. "Whether it's Mark Paoletta or Russell Vought, the Trump CFPB is hell bent on causing harm."