November 13, 2014 at 08:27 PM
A Senate Democratic counsel who has worked extensively on OSHA and other employment issues for Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), outgoing chair of the labor committee, has been tapped by President Obama as the next member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as Obama withdrew a contentious nominee who had earlier been named using “recess appointment” powers that led to a Supreme Court battle.