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. John Hoeven ND Republican No
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith MS Republican No
Sen. James M. Inhofe OK Republican No
Sen. Ron Johnson WI Republican No
Sen. Tim Kaine VA Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Kelly AZ Democrat Yes
Sen. John Kennedy LA Republican No
Sen. Angus King ME ID ID Yes
Sen. Amy Klobuchar MN Democrat Yes
Sen. James Lankford OK Republican No
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy VT Democrat Yes
Sen. Mike Lee UT Republican No
Sen. Ben Ray Luján NM Democrat Yes
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis WY Republican No
Sen. Joe Manchin III WV Democrat Yes
Sen. Edward J. Markey MA Democrat Yes
Sen. Roger Marshall KS Republican No
Sen. Mitch McConnell KY Republican No
Sen. Robert Menendez NJ Democrat Yes
Sen. Jeff Merkley OR Democrat Yes
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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. Confirmation of Katherine Tai as the United States Trade Representative
  21. Confirmation of Marty Walsh as the Secretary of the Department of Labor
  22. Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
  23. Paycheck Fairness Act
  24. Default on America Act
  25. Confirmation of Gwynne A. Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board
  26. Equality Act
  27. Paycheck Fairness Act
  28. For the People Act
  29. John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
  30. CHIPS and Science Act
  31. Confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo as NLBR General Counsel
  32. Confirmation of Gwynne Wilcox as Member of the NLRB
  33. Confirmation of David Prouty as Member of the NLRB
  34. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
  35. Inflation Reduction Act
  36. DISCLOSE Act
  37. DISCLOSE Act
  38. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
  39. Build Back Better Act (BBB)
  40. CHIPS and Science Act
  41. Inflation Reduction Act
  42. CARES Act