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One question dominates labor politics this New Year: will President Obama make recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board? Early last
month, the Administration indicated that appointments were likely, but since then has been silent on the issue. However, if it were to make recess appointments, these could come as early as January 3.

The stakes are high for unions and their adversaries. As of last week, when Craig Becker’s appointment ended, the NLRB was reduced to two members, one Democrat and one Republican. A 2010 Supreme Court decision (New Process Steel) ruled that a two-member Board lacks a quorum and cannot exercise its full authority in a number of critical areas.

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