Obama Makes Recommendation to Labor Board

On Dec. 14, President Obama announced his intention to nominate Sharon Block (D) and Richard Griffin (D) to fill two vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board.  Block is the current Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor and Griffin is the General Counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers. At the end of the year, Craig Becker’s (D) term expires which will leave the board with only two members and unable to exercise its full authority.  The Senate is unlikely to confirm the two most recent nominations and it is unlikely Obama will be able to seat them through recess appointments. This action will leave the board unable to perform its full duties or issue new rules. For more information, please contact Jim Young at (202) 547-0133 or youngj@agc.org.