The National Labor Relations Board announced the appointment of five new regional directors, strengthening the ability of the general counsel’s office to bring complaints against employers and unions that violate federal labor law.
Laura Sacks, Elizabeth Kerwin, Iva Choe, Andrea Wilkes, and Suzanne Sullivan will fill vacant positions in Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, and Newark, N.J., respectively. All are longtime NLRB employees.
The NLRB in recent years has faced a severe shortage of staff in regional offices, which investigate complaints from workers and conduct union elections. Field staff fell by one third from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year ...