Tensions Flare After Becker Recess Appointment
March 31st, 2010
President Obama’s decision on Saturday to make 15 recess appointments, most notably appointing Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board, has sparked a debate about partisan politics as well as the best ways to bolster the American workforce.
Becker’s nomination to the NLRB was opposed by Republicans, as well as a couple of Democrats, who argue he will bring bias in favor of labor unions to the position. Becker currently serves as a lawyer for the labor organizations SEIU and AFL-CIO and has spoken favorably of the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would make it easier for workers to unionize.