Long before the federal government’s unprecedented attack on Boeing began, President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board launched itself on a crash course with our country’s economic recovery. The first step came in the nomination of Craig Becker, and, as he pushes the federal government into uncharted territory to bail out Big Labor during Monday’s NLRB hearing, we are reminded why nominations matter for public policy.
Few Americans have heard of Becker but many have heard of one of his former employers, the Service Employees International Union. It is widely viewed as the most aggressive private-sector union. It used member dues to become a primary bankroller of the president’s 2008 election campaign, as well as those of many Democrats in Congress.
