Senate Confirms Robb for Labor Board’s Top Lawyer Spot

Nov. 8, 2017, 9:59 PM UTC

The Senate Nov. 8 confirmed nominee Peter Robb (R) as the federal labor board’s prosecutor and top litigator.

Lawmakers voted 49-46 to confirm President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel post. The term of the previous office-holder, Richard Griffin (D), expired at the end of October. Jennifer Abruzzo was named acting general counsel Oct. 31 and will be replaced when Robb is sworn in.

Robb, a former management-side attorney in Vermont, joins an NLRB that just recently shifted to GOP-control when a third Republican was confirmed to one of the board’s five seats. Many ...

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