Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Need To Confirm Vital Nominees To The National Labor Relations Board To Protect Workers’ Rights

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on this morning’s vote to advance the nomination of Lauren McFerran to serve another term as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB is essential for protecting workers’ rights, so employees can speak up for better pay, stronger protections, and the right to organize without retaliation. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Later this morning, the Senate will vote to advance the nomination of Lauren McFerran to serve another term as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board.

Ms. McFerran has served admirably on the NLRB for many years, where she’s known for her fairness, her deep expertise, and guiding the Board to deal with the challenges of the contemporary workplace. She worked in the Senate for our former colleagues Tom Harkin and the late Ted Kennedy.

If you truly care about working families, if you care about fixing income inequality in America, then you should be in favor of advancing today’s NLRB nominees. You can’t say you are for working families then go and vote no today, because the NLRB protects workers from mistreatment on the job, and from overreaching employers.

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