Senate Labor Panel Advances Lauren McFerran for National Labor Relations Board

[Omaha Steve]

Source: WSJ

By MELANIE TROTTMAN

WASHINGTON—The Senate Labor Committee on Tuesday voted along party lines to advance National Labor Relations Board nominee Lauren McFerran, moving her a step closer to a Senate confirmation vote.

The committee’s 12 Democrats supported President Barack Obama ’s selection for the board while its 10 Republicans voted in opposition, underscoring a political divide over the federal board and broader labor policy during the current administration.

The NLRB resolves employee-management disputes in the private sector and oversees union elections.

The timing of Tuesday’s vote put Democrats in a good position to confirm Ms. McFerran before the GOP takes control of the Senate in 2015. Under a 2013 Senate rules change, nominations can clear the Senate with a simple majority in the 100-member chamber, down from three-fifths previously.

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[zeemike]

1. It is interesting to look at her past history of employment.

She worked a year as a law clerk, then strait to a lobbying firm, then to the Senate comity as chief council.
Practically no legal experience but snagged a good job...now an appointment to the NLRB.

What is wrong with this picture?