In late July, two well-known union attorneys were confirmed by the US Senate as members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), David Prouty and Gwynne Wilcox. Prouty replaces Republican member William Emanuel, whose term expires in late August, and Wilcox will fill a vacant seat, giving the Democrats a 3-2 edge. Wilcox is best known for suing McDonald’s on behalf of the Fight for $15 worker advocacy group.

Around the same time, Jennifer Abruzzo, another former union attorney, was confirmed as general counsel of the NLRB, and wasted no time issuing a document called Mandatory Submissions to Advice Memorandum, which lays out a clear agenda for all field offices of the NLRB addressing unfair labor practice charges. The first section of the memo identifies subject matter areas where she considers board precedent to have been overruled, and thus wants her office to review. Those areas are as follows:

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