On July 25, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and 40 employer organizations sent a letter to the Senate HELP Committee urging they reject Lauren McFerran’s nomination to serve another term as Chair of the National Labor Relations Board due to the Board’s mismanagement and malfeasance under her leadership, her extreme policy agenda, and Senator Sanders’ decision to break with long-standing precedent and not hold a confirmation hearing on her nomination.

The following statement can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen:

“Under Lauren McFerran’s leadership, the NLRB has been the subject of an Office of the Inspector General report finding ‘gross mismanagement’ and a ‘lack of candor,’ condemnation from federal courts, bipartisan and bicameral rejection of Board rules, and numerous press reports and editorials highlighting the agency’s failures. This is not a typical nominee, and she should not sail through the confirmation process without answering a single question about her abilities to lead this highly impactful agency.

“The Biden administration is attempting to hijack the NLRB for years into the next administration, and Senator Sanders is rushing through the nomination to aid in that effort. The Senate has held confirmation hearings on every nominee to Chair the NLRB since 2012, but Sanders is intentionally blocking Senators from having an opportunity to question McFerran on her troubling tenure. The Senate should reject Lauren McFerran.”