Client Alert - Labor & Employment - President Obama Makes Three Recess Appointments To The National Labor Relations Board

On January 4, 2012, President Obama "recess" appointed three new members of the National Labor Relations Board:  Sharon Block (D), Richard Griffin (D), and Terence Flynn (R).  In a press release, President Obama stated, in part, as follows:  "The American people deserve to have qualified public servants fighting for them every day… to… uphold the rights of working Americans."  He was "proud to appoint these fine individuals to get to work for the American people."