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By Daniel Wiessner and David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) â The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed union lawyers Gwynne Wilcox and David Prouty to seats on the National Labor Relations Board, paving the way for a Democratic majority that is likely to reverse a series of employer-friendly Trump-era decisions.
The Democrat-led Senate voted 52-47 to approve the nomination of Wilcox, a partner at Levy Ratner in New York, and 53-46 to confirm Prouty, the general counsel of New York City service worker union SEIU 32BJ.
A White House spokesperson hailed the confirmations and said Biden has âmade it a priority to appoint members to the NLRB who will protect worker organizing, collective bargaining, and workersâ rights to engage in concerted activity.â
Senate OKs Biden NLRB picks, giving board pro-worker majority
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NLRB majority votes to keep Scabby The Rat alive
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[co-author: Myles Moran ]
On July 21, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a 3-1 decision affirming its precedent that displaying banners and a large inflatable rat (“Scabby the Rat”) near neutral employers does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or “the Act”). This decision may come as a disappointment to many employers as the NLRB under the Trump administration had been making efforts to end what many felt was unlawful secondary picketing under the Act.
Scabby’s Prior History at the Board
At issue in this case is Section 8(b)(4)(ii)(B) of the Act, which makes it “‘an unfair labor practice for a labor organization … to threaten, coerce, or restrain’ a person not party to a labor dispute ‘where … an object thereof is … forcing or requiring [him] to … cease doing business with any other person.’” For decades, unions have displayed “Scabby the Rat,” an oversized inflatable rat with r
Monday, July 26, 2021
On July 21, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a 3-1 decision affirming its precedent that displaying banners and a large inflatable rat (“Scabby the Rat”) near neutral employers does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or “the Act”). This decision may come as a disappointment to many employers as the NLRB under the Trump administration had been making efforts to end what many felt was unlawful secondary picketing under the Act.
Scabby’s Prior History at the Board
At issue in this case is Section 8(b)(4)(ii)(B) of the Act, which makes it “‘an unfair labor practice for a labor organization … to threaten, coerce, or restrain’ a person not party to a labor dispute ‘where … an object thereof is … forcing or requiring [him] to … cease doing business with any other person.’” For decades, unions have displayed “Scabby the Rat,” an oversized inflatable