Gwynne Wilcox
Gwynne Wilcox | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the National Labor Relations Board | |
| Assumed office September 11, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Herself |
| In office August 4, 2021 – August 27, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Mark Gaston Pearce |
| Succeeded by | Herself |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Syracuse University (BA) Rutgers University, Newark (JD) |
Gwynne A. Wilcox is an American attorney who has served as a board member of the National Labor Relations Board since August 2021.
Early life and education
[edit]Wilcox obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University and a Juris Doctor from the Rutgers Law School.
Career
[edit]Wilcox is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. She is also a member of the Labor and Employment Law sections of both the American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association. She is a partner at Levy Ratner, P.C, an employment law firm that deals with unions. Part of Wilcox's work is to represent unions before the NLRB.
NLRB
[edit]On May 26, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Wilcox to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board.[1] The Senate HELP Committee held hearings on her nomination on July 15, 2021. On July 21, 2021, the committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor.[2] Wilcox was confirmed by the entire Senate on July 28, 2021, by a roll call vote of 52–47.[3] She was sworn into her position on August 4, 2021.[4]
On June 2, 2023, President Biden nominated Wilcox for a second term on the board.[5] Her nomination was favorably reported by the Senate's HELP committee on July 12, 2023 and confirmed by the full Senate on September 6, 2023.[6] Her seat was briefly vacant as her initial term expired on August 27, 2023.[7]
Awards and honors
[edit]Wilcox is the recipient of Syracuse University’s Chancellor’s Citation for Distinguished Achievement. She has also won the Peggy Browning Fund’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "President Biden Announces More Key Administration Nominations". The White House. May 26, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "PN609 — Gwynne A. Wilcox — National Labor Relations Board 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. July 28, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Gwynne A. Wilcox, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board)". US Senate. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "The National Labor Relations Board Welcomes New Board Member Gwynne Wilcox". National Labor Relations Board. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. June 2, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "PN743 — Gwynne A. Wilcox — National Labor Relations Board 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Tsirkin, Julie (July 21, 2023). "Union leaders are 'frustrated' with Democrats as key nominee awaits a vote". NBC News. Retrieved August 1, 2023.