AFSCME applauds Prouty nomination for the NLRB

WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement praising President Joe Biden for nominating David Prouty to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board:

“Over four decades as a labor lawyer representing clients in multiple industries, David Prouty has demonstrated a keen understanding of how effective labor relations can benefit working people, their families, their employers and our communities. We are pleased that President Biden has nominated a person with such outstanding credentials to the National Labor Relations Board, and we look forward to seeing the NLRB restored to its statutory role of safeguarding employee rights and fairly adjudicating disputes. Prouty is the right person, at the right time, for this job.”