Posts Tagged ‘John Raudabaugh’
Card Check and NLRB: Raw Deal or New Deal?
Among the continuing reaction to news of the president’s ill-advised recess appointment of union attorney Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board comes from none other than a former Member of that board.
We tracked down John Raudabaugh, formerly of the NLRB and now of Nixon Peabody, with a question we’d received about the president’s departure from the standard practice of appointing members from both parties. Here’s what Mr. Raudabaugh offered:
“The NLRB is now 3 to 1. On August 27, it will be 3 to 0. Not since the New Deal and first six years of the NLRB, 1935-1941, has the Board been all Democrats or all from one party. Labor law reform followed in 1947 to balance the scales. Is the past to be prologue”
It’s hard to beat the expertise of someone’s who has sat in that very chair. And so many historical parallels one could get into …
UPDATE: More reaction coming in … The US Chamber adds 50 cases to keep an eye on and warns employers to be on red alert.
UPDATE(d) UPDATE: Thanks to BigGovernment.com readers for joining us! Also se more from Rob Bluey of Heritage, who writes: “The appearance of preferential treatment hasn
Former NLRB Member: Try Something New
We came across these comments by former National Labor Relations Board member John Raudaubaugh (1990-1996), currently a partner at Baker & McKenzie. His thoughts are his own and do not necessarily represent the opinions of ABC or this blog, but they are worth noting:
The problem with professors/academics/self-anointed experts and, frankly, politicians and commentators is that they never combine expertise of economics, statistics, and law with practical hands-on experience in the workplace. And, most tellingly, they have no personal investment in the day to day risk of running a business.
What is needed in the workplace is voice with choice. Among the choices that should be available are: (1) I choose to speak for myself, or (2) I choose to participate in a group with my colleagues to speak with management on any work-related topic, or (3) I choose an outside group to speak with or for me, or (4) I choose a traditional union.
What is NOT needed in today
