{"id":467,"date":"2026-08-03T16:32:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/?p=467"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:32:45","slug":"the-nlrb-welcomes-crystal-carey-as-general-counsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/?p=467","title":{"rendered":"The NLRB Welcomes Crystal Carey as General Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"region-banner\">\n<div id=\"block-newspublications\">\n<div class=\"usa-hero\">\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap flex-align-end usa-section--dark text-center\">\n<div class=\"usa-hero__callout grid-col-12\">\n<h2 class=\"usa-hero__heading\">\n              <span class=\"usa-hero__heading--alt\"><br \/>\n                News &amp; Publications<br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"usa-hero__img-container\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-nlrbdashboardmynlrbpopup\">\n<div class=\"dnone\" id=\"login-box\">\n<div class=\"form-popup form-popup-auth\">\n<div class=\"my-account\">\n<div class=\"my-account-top\">\n<div class=\"left\">\n<h3>National Labor Relations Board<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/user\/logout?token=jsxt4t8hzlhug-ydiC1C3hmdenOY7W-dfJNssWgULfU\">Sign out<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-account-bottom\">\n<div class=\"dashboard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/user\">View Your Dashboard<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"form-popup form-popup-anon\">\n<div class=\"login-section\">\n<div class=\"my-account-top\">\n<h3>National Labor Relations Board<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-account-bottom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/saml_login?destination=\/user\">Sign in with Login.gov<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap\">\n<article class=\"usa-layout-docs__main usa-prose desktop_grid-col-9\">\n<div class=\"region-content\">\n<div id=\"block-nlrb-page-title\">\n<h1 class=\"uswds-page-title page-title\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">The NLRB Welcomes Crystal Carey as General Counsel<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-newsstoryemailaddress\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>Office of Public Affairs<\/p>\n<p>202-273-1991<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/news-outreach\/news-story\/mailto:publicinfo@nlrb.gov\">publicinfo@nlrb.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\">www.nlrb.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-mainpagecontent\">\n<div data-history-node-id=\"9959\" class=\"layout layout--onecol\">\n<div class=\"layout__region layout__region--content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-node-post-date field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item\">January 07, 2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>On January 7, 2026, Crystal S. Carey was sworn in as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Agency), by Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling. Ms. Carey was nominated for a four-year term by President Donald J. Trump on March 24, 2025, and confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an honor to assume this important role. I am deeply grateful to the President for entrusting me with the role of General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board,\u201d said Ms. Carey. \u201cI am excited to return to the NLRB and look forward to working with the hard-working NLRB employees to ensure that the Act is effectuated fairly, transparently, and efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William B. Cowen, who has served as Acting General Counsel since February 2025 stated, \u201cIt has been a privilege to serve as Acting General Counsel of the NLRB. I wish to express my gratitude to President Trump for giving me this opportunity and to our dedicated staff of professionals who have worked tirelessly to protect the rights of working people. The NLRB is fortunate to have a seasoned professional like Crystal Carey serve as General Counsel. As a proud alum of the NLRB who also has years of experience in private practice, she brings a wealth of knowledge, passion, and perspective that will enable her to be a strong and effective leader of this Agency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>General Counsel Carey began her labor law career as an intern at the Agency\u2019s Baltimore Regional office (Region 5) while attending Penn State Dickinson School of Law. After graduation, she served as a Field Attorney in Region 5 for three years. Afterwards, she spent six years working at the NLRB\u2019s Headquarters both in the Division of Enforcement Litigation in the Office of Appeals and as senior staff counsel to Chairman Philip A. Miscimarra. In 2018, Ms. Carey transitioned to private practice at Morgan Lewis, where she became a partner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-aboutnlrbpressreleases-2\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><em>Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve wages, benefits and working conditions. The NLRB conducts hundreds of workplace elections and investigates thousands of unfair labor practice charges each year.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/news-outreach\/news-story\/the-nlrb-welcomes-crystal-carey-as-general-counsel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News Releases<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/news-outreach\/news-story\/the-nlrb-welcomes-crystal-carey-as-general-counsel\">News Releases<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 07, 2026 On January 7, 2026, Crystal S. Carey was sworn in as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Agency), by Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling. Ms. Carey was nominated for a four-year term by President Donald J. 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