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Biden Throws down the Gauntlet
Author(s) -
Wich Scott
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
management report for nonunion organizations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-8286
pISSN - 0745-4880
DOI - 10.1002/mare.30692
Subject(s) - administration (probate law) , action (physics) , agency (philosophy) , enforcement , law , white (mutation) , political science , labor union , sociology , economics , labour economics , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , gene
With a Democrat now controlling the White House, changes to the enforcement of labor law were to be expected. The only open question was when, in light of the myriad issues facing our nation, the Biden administration would begin seeking to change the labor law landscape. Five months? Five weeks? No. Five hours. Before sunset on the very first day of President Biden's administration, he took his first action to steer the NLRB towards a more union‐friendly tack. This was far from his last action in the early days of his administration to put in place a more pro‐union agency. These actions were a bold message that organized labor has President Biden's attention and this administration intends to move forward with a pro‐labor agenda.