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WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Lauren McFerran and General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo outlining dozens of instances of misconduct found in documents provided by NLRB whistleblower Rebecca Dormon. Dorman provided the Committee with more than 500 pages of documents related to the NLRB’s use of mail ballots in representation election cases. Chairwoman Foxx is demanding information about what actions the NLRB is taking to remedy misconduct by its employees.  
 
In the letter, Foxx writes: “On March 22, 2023, the Committee issued a subpoena to a whistleblower who, as an NLRB employee, raised concerns about NLRB officials engaging in misconduct and failing to conduct fair and impartial elections. … In total, the whistleblower provided the Committee with more than 500 pages of information that shows questionable conduct and improper actions by NLRB officials in 33 representation elections."
 
Foxx continues: “These instances of the NLRB’s misconduct are particularly concerning given the relatively small size of the bargaining units and the close votes of some of the mail ballot elections. … The NLRB has an obligation to workers to ensure that elections follow established rules and procedures and that the outcomes of these elections are fair. Unfortunately, the whistleblower’s documents demonstrate this has not been the case in many mail ballot elections.”
 
Foxx concludes: “It is troubling that NLRB leadership appears unmoved by the allegations and findings of misconduct by the employees you supervise. … The American people and Congress must have full confidence in the integrity of the NLRB, including regional offices, to handle elections and other matters in a neutral and fair manner. … Given your inattention to this matter, the Committee must expand its investigation into possible misconduct beyond those cases identified by the whistleblower involving Starbucks.”
 
Read the full letter here.
 
Click here for the full document summarizing each case and instance of NLRB employee misconduct provided by Ms. Dormon to the Committee in response to the March 22 subpoena.