Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words… We will refrain from picking on union teachers as the explanation for this spelling error – we’re sure it’s probably just union sign-makers.

The NLRB’s brief two month period at full strength ended after former Chairman Peter Schaumber’s term concluded on August 27th. The Board is now back to only one Republican Member (Brian Hayes).

Schaumber had this to say about the 27-month period when he and current Chair Wilma Liebman were the only two sitting members of the Board:

“Our shared commitment to collaboration and the agency’s mission enabled us to process scores of cases to resolution, despite our ideological differences. While the Supreme Court ultimately determined that a three-member quorum is necessary to issue decisions, Chairman Liebman and I set a tone for collegiality and dedication to case processing that I hope will carry forward to future boards.”

Schaumber was a thoughtful and principled member. He wrote a number of important decisions and dissents. I

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