Recess Appointee Will Be At Labor’s Becker and Call

Saturday, March 27th, 2010 by Admin

The White House has named union attorney Craig Becker (whom this blog has dubbed the Card Check King) to the high post of the National Labor Relations Board, utilizing a contentious “recess appointment” that allows Becker to bypass the Constitutionally envisioned confirmation process.

As Carter Wood notes, it’s questionable whether Becker would have been approved by the Senate:

Becker was indeed approved by the Senate HELP Committee on a partyline vote, but as noted, he lacked sufficient support in the full Senate to win confirmation. Opposing him were two Democratic Senators, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas.

More importantly, Wood writes, the “business community has vigorously opposed the Becker appointment because of his record of radical views on labor that would exclude any employer involvement, including expression of opinion, when unions try to organize a business.”

The tally: Recess appointments for union lawyers and the school of hard knocks for workplace democracy.

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One Response to “Recess Appointee Will Be At Labor’s Becker and Call”

  1. March 28th, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    Bill says:

    Good on you… Don’t put up with the Facist wing any longer. Do the right thing and don’t bother consulting these idiots.