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. Catherine Cortez Masto NV Democrat Yes
Sen. Tom Cotton AR Republican No
Sen. Kevin Cramer ND Republican No
Sen. Michael D. Crapo ID Republican No
Sen. Ted Cruz TX Republican No
Sen. Steve Daines MT Republican No
Sen. Tammy Duckworth IL Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard J. Durbin IL Democrat Yes
Sen. Joni Ernst IA Republican No
Sen. Dianne Feinstein CA Democrat Yes
Sen. Deb Fischer NE Republican No
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand NY Democrat Yes
Sen. Lindsey Graham SC Republican No
Sen. Charles E. Grassley IA Republican No
Sen. Bill Hagerty TN Republican No
Sen. Margaret Hassan NH Democrat Yes
Sen. Joshua Hawley MO Republican No
Sen. Martin Heinrich NM Democrat Yes
Sen. John Hickenlooper CO Democrat Yes
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono HI Democrat Yes
2021 Senate Key Votes
  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. Confirmation of Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget
  6. Equality Act
  7. Protecting the Right to Organize Act - Motion to Recommit
  8. American Rescue Plan Act
  9. Protecting the Right to Organize Act
  10. Confirmation of RFK as HHS Secretary
  11. For the People Act
  12. Protecting the Right to Organize Act
  13. Raise the Wage Act
  14. Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  15. Expanding Access to Capital Act
  16. CARES Act
  17. Confirmation of Nicole Berner to U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit
  18. The FY 2025 Budget Resolution
  19. Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  20. Paycheck Fairness Act
  21. American Rescue Plan Act
  22. For the People Act
  23. Congressional Review Act
  24. Confirmation of Katherine Tai as the United States Trade Representative
  25. Confirmation of Marty Walsh as the Secretary of the Department of Labor
  26. Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
  27. Paycheck Fairness Act
  28. Rescissions Act of 2025
  29. Congressional Review Act
  30. Budget Reconciliation
  31. The FY 2025 Budget Resolution
  32. Default on America Act
  33. Confirmation of Gwynne A. Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board
  34. Equality Act
  35. Paycheck Fairness Act
  36. For the People Act
  37. John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
  38. CHIPS and Science Act
  39. Confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo as NLBR General Counsel
  40. Confirmation of Gwynne Wilcox as Member of the NLRB
  41. Confirmation of David Prouty as Member of the NLRB
  42. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
  43. The rule providing for consideration of S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
  44. Inflation Reduction Act
  45. DISCLOSE Act
  46. DISCLOSE Act
  47. Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
  48. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
  49. Build Back Better Act (BBB)
  50. CHIPS and Science Act
  51. Rescissions Act of 2025
  52. Inflation Reduction Act
  53. CARES Act