Gwynne A. Wilcox is an American attorney who is a member and chairman of the National Labor Relations Board.
Gwynne Wilcox | |
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| Chair of the National Labor Relations Board | |
| Assumed office December 17, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Lauren McFerran |
| 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) |
Early life and education
editWilcox obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University and a Juris Doctor from the Rutgers Law School.
Career
editWilcox 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
editOn 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] She was designated as chair in December 2024 after the term of former chair Lauren McFerran expired.[8]
Awards and honors
editWilcox 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
editReferences
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.
- ^ NLRB Office of Public Affairs (December 17, 2024). "President Biden Designates Gwynne A. Wilcox as Chair of the National Labor Relations Board". National Labor Relations Board. Retrieved December 17, 2024.