Confirmation of Gwynne Wilcox as Member of the NLRB

July 28, 2021

Gwynne Wilcox has an outstanding record as a labor law expert and is a tireless advocate for civil rights. Prior to serving as Associate General Counsel of 1199SEIU, the largest healthcare union in the nation, she defended low-wage and fast food workers' rights as counsel to the Fight for $15 campaign and represented the Vulcan Society, an organization of Black firefighters, in a successful race discrimination lawsuit that the United States Department of Justice brought against New York City. Wilcox’s experience within the NLRB and as counsel make her uniquely qualified to serve as a member of the NLRB. Her years of service to the NLRB as a Field Attorney equip her to seamlessly enter her role as Board member. Gwynne Wilcox would be the first Black woman ever to serve as an NLRB Member. 

This is Good for working people.

Vote result:
Passed

YEAs: 52 | NAYs: 47
Legislator State Party Vote
Sen. Rick Scott FL Republican No
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen NH Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard C. Shelby AL Republican No
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema AZ ID ID Yes
Sen. Tina Smith MN Democrat Yes
Sen. Debbie Stabenow MI Democrat Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan AK Republican No
Sen. Jon Tester MT Democrat Yes
Sen. John Thune SD Republican No
Sen. Thom Tillis NC Republican No
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey PA Republican No
Sen. Tommy Tuberville AL Republican No
Sen. Chris Van Hollen MD Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Warner VA Democrat Yes
Sen. Raphael Warnock GA Democrat Yes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren MA Democrat Yes
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse RI Democrat Yes
Sen. Roger Wicker MS Republican No
Sen. Ron Wyden OR Democrat Yes
Sen. Todd Young IN Republican No
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  1. Confirmation of Janet Yellen as the Secretary of the Department of Treasury
  2. Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
  3. NLRB Joint Employer Congressional Review Act
  4. Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
  5. Equality Act
  6. Protecting the Right to Organize Act - Motion to Recommit
  7. American Rescue Plan Act
  8. Protecting the Right to Organize Act
  9. For the People Act
  10. Protecting the Right to Organize Act
  11. Raise the Wage Act
  12. Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  13. Expanding Access to Capital Act
  14. CARES Act
  15. Confirmation of Nicole Berner to U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit
  16. Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  17. Paycheck Fairness Act
  18. American Rescue Plan Act
  19. For the People Act
  20. Congressional Review Act
  21. Confirmation of Katherine Tai as the United States Trade Representative
  22. Confirmation of Marty Walsh as the Secretary of the Department of Labor
  23. Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
  24. Paycheck Fairness Act
  25. Congressional Review Act
  26. Default on America Act
  27. Confirmation of Gwynne A. Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board
  28. Equality Act
  29. Paycheck Fairness Act
  30. For the People Act
  31. John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
  32. CHIPS and Science Act
  33. Confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo as NLBR General Counsel
  34. Confirmation of Gwynne Wilcox as Member of the NLRB
  35. Confirmation of David Prouty as Member of the NLRB
  36. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
  37. Inflation Reduction Act
  38. DISCLOSE Act
  39. DISCLOSE Act
  40. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
  41. Build Back Better Act (BBB)
  42. CHIPS and Science Act
  43. Inflation Reduction Act
  44. CARES Act