The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed both Mark Gaston Pearce and Brian Hayes to serve as members of the National Labor Relations Board. This brings the membership at the Board from four to five for the first time since 2007.
Mr. Pearce has already been serving as a member of the NLRB since April …
The Chairman’s statement could signal slower change than forecast – but don’t bank on it
For the first time in more than two years, the Board has clear quorum. The question now turns to how the agency will exercise its authority. This is an issue of no small concern. For an agency that is supposed…
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis’s comments at the AFL-CIO annual meeting last week confirmed speculation that, with or without the resolution of health care legislation, President Obama will announce his recess appointment of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board when Congress breaks for the Easter recess. While this effectively could preclude Becker from…
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis’s comment at the AFL-CIO annual meeting on March 3rd confirms speculations that, with or without the resolution of health care legislation, President Obama will announce the appointment of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board when Congress breaks for its two-week Easter recess, beginning March 29.
While this…
Seeming to hint at a possible recess appointment of Craig Becker to the Labor Board, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis stated at today’s AFL-CIO annual meeting that organized labor would be "very pleased" with how the Craig Becker nomination is resolved. Union officials are predicting that President Barack Obama may appoint Mr. Becker when Congress…
An article in the February 11th edition of The Wall Street Journal quotes a number of Union leaders calling for President Obama to seat Craig Becker as a member of the National Labor Relations Board as a “recess appointment” despite the fact that, earlier this week, the Becker nomination failed to garner the 60…
As expected, the Senate Democratic majority failed to muster the votes necessary to invoke cloture on the nomination of Craig Becker to the NLRB yesterday. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s release below provides additional details as well as three possible directions this might take.
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TO: All Members of the U.S. Chamber’s Labor Relations Committee…
With the Administration’s nomination of Craig Becker for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board set for a cloture vote in the Senate today, Nebraska’s Democratic Senator Ben Nelson has announced he will join with Republicans in opposing the Senate leadership’s motion to cut off debate on Becker. Cloture would clear the way for…
The specter of EFCA may seem to be fading as support dwindles for the more controversial aspects of the Administration’s agenda. But don’t count out the pro-union reform forces yet. Not by a long shot. Much has been said of the Craig Becker nomination – still a possibility either by formal confirmation or recess appointment…
As expected, the Senate HELP Committee has approved the nomination of Craig Becker to the NLRB on a party line vote. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s release below provides additional details.
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TO: Members of the U.S. Chamber’s Labor Relations Committee and other interested members of the business community
As scheduled the Committee on Health, Education, …
