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 NLRB NOMINEE CRAIG BECKER, BAD NEWS FOR EMPLOYERS

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On October 21, 2009, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted in favor of three nominees, Craig Becker, Mark Pearce and Brian Hayes to fill vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).  The Committee did not hold a hearing on these nominees so there was not an opportunity for Senators to ask questions of their qualifications. Craig Becker, the Associate General Counsel of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), if confirmed by the Senate, would serve a five-year term on the NLRB. 

The NLRB is a five-Member agency with the majority of Members coming from the President's political party and the others from the party not in power.  The NLRB is the key federal agency which supervises and conducts union representation elections, supervises union organizing campaigns and rules on unfair labor practice charges filed by unions or employers.

Craig Becker is seen as a controversial figure in labor law, which he would be charged with interpreting and enforcing.  Many of his positions are outside the mainstream and would disrupt years of established precedent and a delicate balance in current labor law.  Over the years, Becker has been a prolific author of numerous law review articles and journals in which he has revealed his extreme views on changes to labor law which he says can be achieved outside of any new legislation by Congress.  He has made it clear that he sees no role for employers in union elections and that the secret ballot should only be used to give employees a choice as to which union will represent them.

Clearly, Craig Becker's confirmation by the Senate without even a hearing should not be allowed.  FMI urges concerned members to contact your Senators on this NLRB nominee and request that they vote "NO" on Craig Becker.