Immediate action called for by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in connection with the Becker nomination to the NLRB. See Chamber’s release below. Additional information about the possible impact of this appointment will be found in several recent Jackson Lewis EFCA and Labor Law Reform blog. If you would like to discuss the significance
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Becker Nomination Will Go Before Senate HELP Committee
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The Senate HELP Committee will hold a hearing on the Craig Becker nomination to the NLRB on February 2 at 4:00 p.m. (http://help.senate.gov/Hearings/2010_02_02/2010_02_02.html). The Committee will then consider him and we expect Becker’s nomination will be approved and likely referred to the full Senate for confirmation. Senate Democrats may try to rush Becker’s confirmation vote…
Craig Becker Renominated by President Obama
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As reported here, the Senate late last year unanimously refused to carry over Mr. Becker’s nomination for consideration in the next Session of Congress. The nomination was thus returned to President Obama. Now, according to the New York Times, President Obama has decided to renominate Craig Becker as a member of the National Labor Relations…
NLRB Nomination of Craig Becker Stumbles in Senate at Close of Session
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Craig Becker’s NLRB nomination may not have been thrown under the bus, but it certainly seems to have been thrown off of it.
Just prior to adjournment on December 24, the Senate unanimously refused to carry over Mr. Becker’s nomination for consideration in the next Session of Congress. It was returned to the President. As…