Labor Board Prosecutor Robb Asked to Brief Senators on Agenda

Democratic lawmakers asked the National Labor Relations Board’s top prosecutor Feb. 15 for a briefing on a series of proposals that could overhaul the agency, according to letters obtained by Bloomberg Law.

NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb is considering moves to reduce the role of the board’s field offices, shorten investigations, emphasize settlements, and impose strict deadlines on workers filing complaints when employers allegedly obstruct their organizing efforts. Those proposals have been met with criticism from some current and former agency employees, worker advocates, and Democratic lawmakers like Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Patty Murray (Wash.)., who asked for the ...