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Craig Becker
Born (1956-11-14) November 14, 1956 (age 67)
EducationYale University
OccupationLawyer
SpouseAmy Dru Stanley
Children2

Harold Craig Becker (born November 14, 1956), known professionally as Craig Becker, is an American labor attorney, a former member of the

AFL–CIO
.

Early life and education

Craig Becker was born on November 14, 1956[

Yale Law Journal.[citation needed
]

Work experience (through 2009)

Becker clerked for Judge

Obama transition team, assisting with the review of the United States Department of Labor.[5]

Appointment

Becker was nominated by President Barack Obama for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board; a 13–10 vote by a Senate panel on February 4, 2010 allowed his nomination to move to the Senate floor.[6] However, his nomination failed to move to a floor vote on a vote of 52-33, falling eight short of the votes needed to block a Republican filibuster.[7] On March 27, 2010, President Obama made a recess appointment of Becker to the National Labor Relations Board.[8] The president's action enabled Becker to serve without Senate confirmation until the chamber adjourned in January 2012.[citation needed]

On January 26, 2011, Obama renominated Becker to the same seat, which was to expire in December 2014.[9] However, Becker's nomination remained stalled in the Senate, and with Becker's recess appointment drawing to a close, Obama withdrew the nomination on December 15, 2011.[10] As such, Becker's term on the board ended at the end of December 2011. His recess appointment was upheld, under Noel Canning, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2014.[11] After leaving the National Labor Relations Board, he taught at Georgetown Law School and then was named General Counsel of the AFL–CIO.[citation needed]

Personal life

Becker resides in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Amy Dru Stanley, a history professor at the University of Chicago. He has two sons.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "STATEMENT OF CRAIG BECKER NOMINEE FOR MEMBER, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD" (PDF). help.senate.gov. February 2, 2010. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  2. ^ Hart, Melissa R. (1988-11-02). "Harvard Asks NLRB To Extend Deadline". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  3. ^ "Becker biodata" (PDF). senate.gov.
  4. ^ Greenhouse, Steven (January 15, 2010). "Labor Panel Is Stalled by Dispute on Nominee". New York Times.
  5. ^ "Barama transition team info". change.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  6. ^ Senate panel approves labor board nominee Craig Becker, Los Angeles Times, February 4, 2010 Archived February 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Ifill, Sherrilyn (2010-02-09). "Senate blocks Labor Board nominee". Politico. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
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  10. ^ Tau, Byron (2011-12-15). "Obama withdraws labor lawyer's nomination". Politico. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  11. ^ "D.C. Cir. Says Appointment of NLRB's Becker During 17-Day Recess in 2010 Constitutional | Bloomberg Law". Bna.com. November 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
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