BCLP Lawyer in ‘Law360’ on NLRB Members’ SEIU Conflicts

BCLP Senior Counsel Jerry Hunter was quoted Oct. 5 by Law360 concerning the National Right to Work Foundation recently urging the National Labor Relations Board ethics officials to block the board's two new members from participating in decisions about the agency's joint employer rule or linked litigation because of their union ties. The group, which helps workers petition to dissolve their unions, said David Prouty and Gwynne Wilcox's recent work for large Service Employees International Union locals should disqualify them "from any decision-making or advisory role" connected to the Trump-era joint employer rule, the SEIU's recent lawsuit alleging it clashes with labor law, and the SEIU generally. Jerry noted it's no surprise the group raised conflict questions given the members' union ties. “We knew this day was going to come, because the SEIU is so active before the board," said Jerry, a former NLRB general counsel who served during the administration of President George H.W. Bush.