The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States that enforces U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. Under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935,the NLRB has the authority to supervise elections for labor union representation and to investigate and remedy unfair labor practices. Unfair labor practices may involve union-related situations or instances of protected concerted activity.
The United States Civil Service Commission was a government agency of the federal government of the United States and was created to select employees of federal government on merit rather than relationships. In 1979,it was dissolved as part of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978;the Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board are the successor agencies.
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is an independent agency of the United States government that governs labor relations between the federal government and its employees.
Karen M. Czarnecki is the Vice President for Outreach for the Mercatus Center and an adjunct professor at George Mason University. She is a member of the Federal Service Impasses Panel. She was formerly chief of staff to Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA) and held various appointed executive positions at the Department of Labor in the administration of President George W. Bush.
Sharon Prost is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) is an independent labor union representing 150,000 employees of 35 departments and agencies of the United States Government. The union specializes in representation of non-supervisory federal employees in every classification and pay level in civilian agencies.
Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions,most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the president's Cabinet,several top-ranking officials of each executive department,the directors of some of the more prominent departmental and independent agencies,and several members of the Executive Office of the President.
Wilma B. Liebman is an American lawyer and civil servant who is best known for serving as a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). She was designated chair of the board by President Barack Obama on January 20,2009,becoming only the second woman to lead the NLRB.
This is a list of political appointments of current officeholders made by the 45th president of the United States,Donald Trump.
Rafael Borras was appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He joined the Department in April 2010.
Patrick Pizzella is a former American government official who served as the 36th United States Deputy Secretary of Labor from April 17,2018 to January 20,2021. He was formerly a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority appointed by President Barack Obama. He held positions in several agencies during four prior Administrations. In 2019,after the resignation of Alexander Acosta,Pizzella served as the acting United States Secretary of Labor for more than 2 months. He currently serves as the elected Mayor of the village of Pinehurst,North Carolina.
Colleen Duffy Kiko is an American attorney and government official who,until January 2021,served as Chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). Prior to assuming her current role,she was a Judge of the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board in the United States Department of Labor. Kiko worked in the predecessor agency to the FLRA and first joined the newly created agency in 1979 in order to investigate unfair labor practices. In 2005,she became general counsel of the FLRA. Kiko has also held various roles in the United States Department of Justice,served as an associate counsel to the United States House Committee on the Judiciary,and engaged in the private practice of law.
James Thomas Abbott is an American attorney and government official who was a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) from 2017 to 2022. Before his service with the FLRA,Abbott served as Deputy General Counsel for the United States Congress Office of Compliance from 2004 to 2007. Earlier in his career,he was the Senior Associate District Counsel for Personnel and Ethics at the Defense Contract Management Agency;Chief Counsel at Corpus Christi Army Depot,United States Army Materiel Command;and Senior Labor Counsel at the HQ Depot Systems Command,U.S. Army Materiel Command. On May 31,2023,the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Abbott seeking civil penalties for Abbott's willful refusal to file mandatory ethics disclosures.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Jimmy Carter,from January 1,1979 to December 31,1979.
Juliet JoAnn McKenna is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Robert Peter Silvers is an American lawyer and government official who has served as the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Strategy,Policy,and Plans since 2021.
Susan Tsui Grundmann is an American attorney who has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
