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August 11, 2010
Recusal Refusal
NLRB appointee Craig Becker's evolving definition of ethics.
Source: The Wall Street Journal

President Obama in March gave Craig Becker a recess appointment to the National Labor Relations Board, after even Senate Democrats proved unwilling to confirm the union lawyer to the agency charged with fairly settling labor disputes. It appears their misgivings were justified.

In his few months at the NLRB, Mr. Becker, former associate general counsel for the Service Employees International Union, has refused to recuse himself from most cases involving his former ...