"Senate Dems have an opportunity to reconfirm Lauren McFerran, the chair of the NLRB, to another term at the agency, ensuring a Democratic majority into 2026... The agency’s worker-friendly tilt since Joe Biden took office has helped sustain a wave of union organizing." (via @jamieson.bsky.social) - ThreadSky

joekatz45.bsky.social • 89 days ago

"Senate Dems have an opportunity to reconfirm Lauren McFerran, the chair of the NLRB, to another term at the agency, ensuring a Democratic majority into 2026... The agency’s worker-friendly tilt since Joe Biden took office has helped sustain a wave of union organizing." (via @jamieson.bsky.social)

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starlightshelling.bsky.social•89 days ago

And you think Schumer will get it done?😂

djalton.bsky.social•89 days ago

Narrator: in the end, dems did nothing per usual.

2061957.bsky.social•89 days ago

Instead of ousting Biden Schumer is rushing thru appt. Feds last minute ...he should have been tossed out on his ass

s4gu4r0.wtf•89 days ago

Let’s see if we are all subject to their weaponized incompetence yet again 😮‍💨

kris1957.bsky.social•89 days ago

Just Do It! Now! 🫶🏼🇺🇸

joekatz45.bsky.social•89 days ago

The sticky part: confirming her could well end up tied into the legal battle over the NLRB's future

benjicardoso.bsky.social•89 days ago

So the risk of confirming her is it may force the GOP to very loudly and clearly shit on unions in an unprecedented way, as opposed to crushing them in more stealth ways? I don’t see the downside

joekatz45.bsky.social•89 days ago

The risk is Trump fires her, bringing to a quick head challenges to the constitutionality of the NLRB as it's currently set up, which we might well lose. OTOH those challenges are well underway regardless. It's a serious counterargument, though.

joekatz45.bsky.social•89 days ago

I for one am with Elizabeth Warren and the Revolving Door Project.

realbenisons.bsky.social•89 days ago

what Jeff Hauser says at the very end of the article seems more compelling to me

"making a fight over the NLRB and forcing Trump to fire people is the type of fight Democrats should be picking"

failing to confirm nominees seems like a hard thing to explain to union members and pro-union voters

michaelscott24.bsky.social•89 days ago

Unions like the steamers seemed to support Trump . Shouldn’t the dems let the GOP burn it down ? As in not pick a fight . Let them come in and destroy the labor gains . Give them the “find out part”

joekatz45.bsky.social•89 days ago

This is not an accurate description of the politics, in addition to doing decisive long-term damage to organized labor, working people and the Democratic Party itself.

michaelscott24.bsky.social•89 days ago

Teamsters* . What are the politics then ? The optics are dicey no matter what the dems do . The best thing would be to protect and save for good of labor and country . However chaos is what America voted for .

realbenisons.bsky.social•89 days ago

What's dicey about a D majority Senate confirming nominees to NLRB? (Or judgeships or any agency)

I don't see any downside
(The screenshot above isn't persuasive bc it assumes Trump would play nice if only Ds play nice)

joekatz45.bsky.social•89 days ago

I thought that sounded right too, but I haven't yet found many public statements from the unions on this

justice4u.bsky.social•89 days ago

Get it done. 👷‍♀️

pianomover.bsky.social•89 days ago

The clock is ticking but we’ll see you after the thanksgiving break

joekatz45.bsky.social•89 days ago

Tell me about it

pianomover.bsky.social•89 days ago

There’s zero sense of urgency.

elliotghoul.bsky.social•89 days ago

Chuck Schumer needs to retire then fire himself into the sun

nonnieschu.bsky.social•89 days ago

Dems are feckless. Why is Louis DeJoy still running the USPS?

singphan.bsky.social•89 days ago

That's the look of a man about to promise a 5 minute nap after a big pastrami on rye.

Im sure he'll get right on it, following all the rules and norms, and not offending anyone

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