Co-authored by Mr George Blake
In a previous newsletter article, we detailed the composition of the National Labor Relations Board and the process for filling vacancies (see The Bush Labor Board: Who’s On First?, Labor Law Newsletter, December 2001). Since that article, President Bush has filled two of the three vacancies that existed on the Board with recess appointments. Specifically, on January 22, 2002, President Bush announced the appointment to the Board of Michael J. Bartlett and William B. Cowen, both Republicans.
Bartlett previously served as Director of Labor Law Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Prior to that, his resume includes stints as a NLRB attorney, Eastern Airlines counsel, and service as a partner and special counsel with several management-side law firms, including Vedder Price.
Cowen previously served as Principal Attorney for Institutional Labor Advisors, LLC, a company he founded in 1997. Prior to that, Cowen was a partner at a management-side law firm.
With the appointments of Bartlett and Cowen, Republicans now comprise a majority of the Board members. As recess appointees, Bartlett and Cowen will each serve a term of one year.
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