Controversy Over NLRB Pick Persists On Eve Of Vote

By Jessica Dye

Law360, New York (February 03, 2010, 3:42 PM ET) -- Members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will vote Thursday on prominent labor attorney Craig Becker's nomination to serve on the National Labor Relations Board, even as critics continue to question whether his strong union ties will affect his impartiality.

Republicans on the Senate HELP Committee took the unusual step of calling a committee hearing Tuesday to examine Becker's nomination and quiz him on past statements that they say indicate he could bring a pro-union bias to the board and possibly stretch...
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