CWA: Senate HELP Committee Votes Move Five NLRB Nominees Forward

WASHINGTON, DC - In separate votes, the US Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee today approved the five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), with full Senate action to come following the Memorial Day recess.  Two of the five seats on the Board are vacant, and the term of one of the three current Board members, Chairman Mark Pearce, will expire in August. 

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) issued this statement by President Larry Cohen following the votes:

“While today’s vote moves these five qualified nominees out of committee, the protection of labor law for 80 million private sector workers remains undecided until the Senate acts.  American workers deserve a strong, functioning and full-strength NLRB, not more Senate gridlock.  

“After recess, the Senate should debate and confirm all five nominees to ensure a fully functional NLRB so that workers have the full protection of the law.   Workers, both union and non-union alike, can’t afford to wait any longer for the Senate to live up to its obligations.” 

Go to www.GiveUs5NLRB.org for more information.

Contact: Candice Johnson or Kendra Marr Chaikind, CWA Communications, 202-434-1168, cjohnson@cwa-union.org and kmarr@cwa-union.org