CIAO DATE: 09/2010
April 2010
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
How might recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) affect federal labor law? Controversial appointee Craig Becker is known for advocating policies that fall outside the mainstream view of labor laws. Although the views of one member of the NLRB will not automatically translate into dramatic policy changes, concerns that members of the NLRB may rewrite important principles of federal labor laws through litigation are not unfounded. Whether President Barack Obama's NLRB would be able to enact key provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act through litigation rather than congressional action remains to be seen.
Resource link: Obama Appointees with Strong Union Ties Could Push National Labor Relations Board in Wrong Direction [PDF] - 61K