United States: President Biden’s first pro-union and occupational health and safety initiatives

As soon as he arrived in the White House, President Joe Biden made his mark on the relationship between his administration and the trade unions. Almost immediately upon his swearing in, the 46th US President proceeded to dismiss the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB- independent federal agency in charge of enforcing U.S. labor law for collective bargaining and unfair labor practices) General Counsel, who is considered to be too close to the business community. President Biden also signed an executive order directing Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials (OSHA- U.S. Labor Department regulatory agency) to ratchet up workers’ minimum guaranteed Covid-19 related protections.

Through . Published on 27 January 2021 à 12h12 - Update on 27 January 2021 à 12h08

Reshuffle at the head of the NLRB. President Biden lost no time in dismissing Peter Robb after the NLRB General Counsel refused the President’s highly unusual request to resign, and he quickly followed that up with a similar request and outcome for his Deputy General Counsel, Alice Stock. The NLRB is the U.S. agency in charge of organizing union elections and its General Counsel has significant power over investigations conducted into companies,…

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