By: Joshua M. Henderson, Esq.
Today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia set aside an order of the NLRB on the grounds that one of the members (Craig Becker) of a three-member panel that issued the order was not validly appointed to the Board. By a 2-1 vote, the Court of Appeals…
Last week the AFL-CIO announced that Craig Becker will become AFL-CIO Co-General Counsel along with Lynn Rhinehart, the present General Counsel. Previously, Democrat Craig Becker was a recess appointee to the National Labor Relations Board by President Obama, serving on the Board from April 5, 2010 to January 3, 2012. Most…
In what may be the first of many judicial setbacks for the National Labor Relations Board, on March 2, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama nominee, struck down a significant aspect of the Board’s 2011 rulemaking. It is no secret…
There is a potentially significant NLRB decision issued by the National Labor Relations Board on the eve of Member Craig Becker’s departure that appears to have slipped under the radar of many involved in labor management relations. The case involves two issues of significance about which we likely shall hear…
With only days left in the term of National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Craig Becker, and just a few days before the Christmas holiday, the Board announced that it adopted final rules that will significantly expedite the processing of election petitions filed by unions.
The new rules will:
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