Schumer torpedoed by Manchin and Sinema on crucial NLRB vote
Sen Schumer tried to sneak on in at the last minute but failed to deliver.
Looks like the NLRB will have a Trump appointee and a Republican majority beginning in 2025
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
S enate Republicans defeated a last-minute effort by outgoing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) to ensure a Democratic majority on the National Labor Relations Board for the first two years of Trump's presidency.
Why it matters: It was a dramatic and consequential defeat for Schumer and the labor movement.
- Schumer gambled that he had the votes without knowing how Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) would vote on the nomination for Lauren McFerran.
- Both voted "No" on a crucial procedural vote that would clear the way for confirmation.
- Republicans had nearly perfect attendance on the roll call, with only Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), who has strong union ties , not voting.
Driving the news: Democrats thought they could install McFerran, the current chair, for another five-year term.
Zoom in: Schumer was under pressure from progressives to use valuable floor time to force a vote. But he never received firm assurances from either Manchin or Sinema how they would ultimately vote.
- Sinema was the first of the two to vote "no."
- The vote was tied at 49-49, with Schumer keeping it open for Vice President Harris to potentially break the tie.
- Manchin arrived after the vote had been open for more than 90 minutes, and voted "No."
Please limit your remarks to the subject at hand - the NLRB and the candidate proposed by the Democrats but not confirmed as Schumer lacked the votes to get the job done.
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I have wondered when this would come to a vote and was a little surprised that it was voted down
Lame duck appointments have always seemed a little less than "the right way to do things" but are obviously allowed by law and procedure
I was more surprised Schumer didn't have it locked before the vote was held. He should have had Harris there waiting.
He should have had Sinema and Manchin.
A longer row to hoe, but I don't disagree.
isn;'t she now the Greece Ambassador ..?
Harris would not have been enough to pass the confirmation, at best her vote tied it and it still does not pass
Harris would not have been enough to pass the confirmation, at best her vote tied it and it still does not pass.
This is what I'm talking about -
If he had Harris waiting there he could have gotten her tie breaking vote before Manchin arrived and shut down the voting. Instead they just fucked around and found out...
So you think the "right" thing to do would be to deny an elected U.S. Senator his right to vote on an issue because he disagrees with what you want the vote to be?
And the missing Senator was a Republican, if the Republicans hadn't ben sure of Sinema and Manchin he would have been in the chamber to vote
What "I" think about it has nothing to do with my post. "I" think we shouldn't have to worry about the incoming admin screwing over workers. "I" think Manchin shouldn't have been 90 minutes late. Politics is what it is, there is little 'right' about it.
"I" think Manchin shouldn't have been 90 minutes late. Politics is what it is, there is little 'right' about it.
Since the voting process was still open, he was not late
And I agree there is little right about appointments or confirmations of high level position in the lame duck period regardless of which party is committing the act
Which was my point - Schumer fucked himself by keeping it open until Manchin could kill it.
Many people are expecting big changes at the NLRB early in the Trump administration
Major changes to the NLRB were also made in the early days of the Biden administration so this is nothing new
For the third time in eight years, both the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) prosecutorial and adjudicative arms face a pending partisan overhaul after President-elect Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025.
While we anticipate that President-elect Trump will immediately terminate the current General Counsel (and Deputy General Counsel)—just as President Biden did on his first day in office (previously covered here and here )—exactly when the majority of the Board will flip from Democrat to Republican is far less certain.
NLRB Changes Expected Under President-Elect Trump in 2025
Yeah, a total screw over of workers in favor for the Trump donor oligarchy.
Protestations to the contrary aside, I do not think that Trump is any friend of labor, be it organized or not.
i wonder if Sean Spicey Spice will be at the innawegeration to confirm the massive largest crowd sizes EVER recorded
I Like that
Just one word on this. GOOD!
Got a couple weeks of these shenanigans to survive.
Sinema, Manchin.
Yup.
I figured Manchin would be against lame duck appointments and confirmations but wasn't sure about Sinema
Manchin is pro-coal so I figured he would be against a Democratic NLRB
So he is pro United Mine Workers - doesn't that make him pro-labor?
just wondering?
Sorry I didn't make myself clear. He's pro-coal but not pro-union. I could be wrong but I thought he was a mine owner at one time
He is indeed pro union, what you meant to say is that he is not "pro new green deal"
He and the president have endorsed legislation in the past to support and aid the UAW (somewhere around 30,000 members I think)
If we are going to label the Senator we should at least be accurate
My apologies. I didn't think he was pro-union since he was a mine operator at one time
Farting as they leave the room.
Farting as they leave the room.
I am sure that has some deep, intellectual meaning in the context of this issue - [perhaps you would like to elaborate?
Or was it just a meaningless interjection
Either way thanks for "participating" in the discussion
That is a hilarious "Fuck You" to Chucky.
Manchin and Sinema are the two that really have a clue.
And the dems rewarded them by bouncing them out.
Manchin and Sinema both decided to not run 2024 - that is hardly being bounced out
Sinema faced a rough road, but Manchin could have been easily reelected had he chosen to remain in the Senate
Manchin became an independent. He had been at odds with the dem machine for awhile