U.S. Senate tips labor board to Republican majority(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed William Emanuel, a veteran  management-side labor lawyer, to the National Labor Relations Board, giving the agency a Republican majority widely expected to roll back recent decisions that business groups have said favored unions. Emanuel, a partner with global labor-law firm Littler Mendelson, was confirmed 49-47 by the Republican-controlled Senate. President Donald Trump nominated Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan, a lawyer and former Republican congressional aide, to the board earlier this year. Kaplan was confirmed in August. The NLRB oversees union elections and disputes between private-sector employers, workers and unions.  Republicans will now have a 3-2 edge on the board. Business groups and many Republicans lawmakers have called on the agency to revisit significant changes to labor policy adopted during the administration of former Democratic President Barack Obama. They include rules designed to speed up the union election process and a 2015 decision that made it easier for companies to be found to be joint employers and held liable for legal violations by contractors, staffing agencies and franchisees. Emanuel did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  said that during the Obama administration, the board strayed from its role as “a neutral umpire in labor disputes.” “It’s time to get back to that important original mission,” he said. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said, however, that  Emanuel should not join the NLRB after spending 40 years trying to prevent workers from organizing. Emanuel has worked with Republicans in Congress and trade groups including the National Retail Federation and National Association of Manufacturers, and has defended employers for decades in NLRB cases.  He is a member of the conservative Federalist Society, an influential group of lawyers credited with pushing Trump to nominate Neil Gorsuch to U.S. Supreme Court. At a Senate confirmation hearing in August, several Democrats questioned whether Emanuel would properly consider workers’ collective bargaining rights after long representing employers and trade groups.  He said he would be “honest and objective” as a board member, and noted that it would be unusual for a labor lawyer to have experience representing both unions and management. politicsNews
senate tips labor board republican majority reuters the senate monday confirmed william manuel veteran labor lawyer national labor relations board giving agency republican majority widely expected roll back recent decisions business groups said favored unions manuel partner global firm little henderson confirmed senate president donald trump nominated manuel marvin kaplan lawyer former republican congressional aide board earlier year kaplan confirmed august the lrb oversees union elections disputes employers workers unions republicans edge board business groups many republicans lawmakers called agency revisit significant changes labor policy adopted administration former democratic president barack obama they include rules designed speed union election process decision made easier companies found joint employers held liable legal violations contractors staffing agencies franchises manuel immediately respond request comment before vote senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said obama administration board stayed role neutral umpire labor it time get back important original mission said democratic senator elizabeth warren said however manuel join lrb spending years trying prevent workers organizing manuel worked republicans congress trade groups including national retail federation national association manufacturers defended employers decades lrb cases he member conservative federalism society influential group lawyers credited pushing trump nominate neil gorsuch supreme court at senate confirmation hearing august several democrats questioned whether manuel would properly consider workers collective bargaining rights long representing employers trade groups he said would honest objective board member noted would unusual labor lawyer experience representing unions management politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.S. Senate tips labor board to Republican majority(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed William Emanuel, a veteran  management-side labor lawyer, to the National Labor Relations Board, giving the agency a Republican majority widely expected to roll back recent decisions that business groups have said favored unions. Emanuel, a partner with global labor-law firm Littler Mendelson, was confirmed 49-47 by the Republican-controlled Senate. President Donald Trump nominated Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan, a lawyer and former Republican congressional aide, to the board earlier this year. Kaplan was confirmed in August. The NLRB oversees union elections and disputes between private-sector employers, workers and unions.  Republicans will now have a 3-2 edge on the board. Business groups and many Republicans lawmakers have called on the agency to revisit significant changes to labor policy adopted during the administration of former Democratic President Barack Obama. They include rules designed to speed up the union election process and a 2015 decision that made it easier for companies to be found to be joint employers and held liable for legal violations by contractors, staffing agencies and franchisees. Emanuel did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  said that during the Obama administration, the board strayed from its role as “a neutral umpire in labor disputes.” “It’s time to get back to that important original mission,” he said. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said, however, that  Emanuel should not join the NLRB after spending 40 years trying to prevent workers from organizing. Emanuel has worked with Republicans in Congress and trade groups including the National Retail Federation and National Association of Manufacturers, and has defended employers for decades in NLRB cases.  He is a member of the conservative Federalist Society, an influential group of lawyers credited with pushing Trump to nominate Neil Gorsuch to U.S. Supreme Court. At a Senate confirmation hearing in August, several Democrats questioned whether Emanuel would properly consider workers’ collective bargaining rights after long representing employers and trade groups.  He said he would be “honest and objective” as a board member, and noted that it would be unusual for a labor lawyer to have experience representing both unions and management. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: senate tips labor board republican majority reuters the senate monday confirmed william manuel veteran labor lawyer national labor relations board giving agency republican majority widely expected roll back recent decisions business groups said favored unions manuel partner global firm little henderson confirmed senate president donald trump nominated manuel marvin kaplan lawyer former republican congressional aide board earlier year kaplan confirmed august the lrb oversees union elections disputes employers workers unions republicans edge board business groups many republicans lawmakers called agency revisit significant changes labor policy adopted administration former democratic president barack obama they include rules designed speed union election process decision made easier companies found joint employers held liable legal violations contractors staffing agencies franchises manuel immediately respond request comment before vote senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said obama administration board stayed role neutral umpire labor it time get back important original mission said democratic senator elizabeth warren said however manuel join lrb spending years trying prevent workers organizing manuel worked republicans congress trade groups including national retail federation national association manufacturers defended employers decades lrb cases he member conservative federalism society influential group lawyers credited pushing trump nominate neil gorsuch supreme court at senate confirmation hearing august several democrats questioned whether manuel would properly consider workers collective bargaining rights long representing employers trade groups he said would honest objective board member noted would unusual labor lawyer experience representing unions management politicsnews