Two weeks after the charges against Boeing, angering the Republicans (see our dispatches No. 110743 and 110655), Barack Obama appointed two members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). They are Sharon Block and Richard Griffin, respectively deputy assistant secretary for congressional affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor and general counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE). However, the American senate has to approve these nominations with a two-thirds majority, and that is never going to happen – the Democrats don’t have a two-thirds majority in the upper House and the partisan discipline should be fully respected for this divisive issue.
ations Board (NLRB). They are Sharon Block and Richard Griffin, respectively deputy assistant secretary for congressional affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor and general counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE). However, the American senate has to approve these nominations with a two-thirds majority, and that is never going to happen – the Democrats don’t have a two-thirds majority in the upper House and the partisan discipline should be fully respected for this d
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