Gwynne Wilcox
Member of the National Labor Relations Board
Assumed office
September 11, 2023
In office
August 4, 2021 – August 27, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byMark Gaston Pearce
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSyracuse University (BA)
Rutgers University, Newark (JD)

Gwynne A. Wilcox is an American attorney who has served as a board member of the National Labor Relations Board since August 2021.

Early life and education

Wilcox obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University and a Juris Doctor from the Rutgers Law School.

Career

Wilcox 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

On 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]

Awards and honors

Wilcox 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

References

  1. ↑ "President Biden Announces More Key Administration Nominations". The White House. May 26, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ "PN609 — Gwynne A. Wilcox — National Labor Relations Board 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. July 28, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "The National Labor Relations Board Welcomes New Board Member Gwynne Wilcox". National Labor Relations Board. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. June 2, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "PN743 — Gwynne A. Wilcox — National Labor Relations Board 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ Tsirkin, Julie (July 21, 2023). "Union leaders are 'frustrated' with Democrats as key nominee awaits a vote". NBC News. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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