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Susan Tsui Grundmann

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Susan Tsui Grundmann
Chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byErnest W. DuBester
Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
Assumed office
May 17, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJames T. Abbott
Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board
In office
November 12, 2009 – January 7, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byNeil McPhie
Succeeded byCathy Harris
Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board
In office
November 12, 2009 – January 7, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byNeil McPhie
Succeeded byTristan Leavitt
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationAmerican University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Susan Tsui Grundmann is an American attorney who has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

Early life

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Grundmann received a bachelor's degree at American University. She received her JD from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1]

Career

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She was a law clerk for the 19th Judicial Circuit in Virginia.[1]

She worked at the Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund.[1] Grundmann served as General Counsel to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.[1] She taught law at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center from 2003-2009.[1] Grundmann was general counsel for the National Federation of Federal Employees.

From 2009 until 2017, Grundmann served as the chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.[2] She had been confirmed by voice vote.[3]

Until nominated to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, Grundmann served as the executive director and Chief Operating Officer of the US Congress Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, formerly known as the Office of Compliance.[1][4][5] In that role, she had testified before the US Congress.[6] A major issue under her office's purview is dealing with sexual harassment in the Legislative Branch.[7]

On March 30, 2022, the US Senate agreed to bring the debate to a close on her nomination to the Federal Labor Relations Authority.[8] On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Grundmann's nomination.[9] Her term expires July 1, 2025.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Susan Tsui Grundmann to be Member of the FLRA". Retrieved 2022-04-02. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Biden Nominates Ex-Merit Systems Protection Board Chair for Labor Authority". 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  3. ^ "Biden picks 2 officials for federal labor office with a case backlog". 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  4. ^ "And Now a Word From … Susan Tsui Grundmann". 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  5. ^ "Congressional rights office announces interim head amid privacy reform effort". Federal Times. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  6. ^ "Comment period underway on paid family leave policies for Capitol Hill workers". Roll Call. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  7. ^ "Congressional staffers flocking to sexual harassment training". USA Today. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  8. ^ @SenateFloor (2022-03-30). "51-47, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Susan Tsui Grundmann to be a Member of the Fed…" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-04-02 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @SenateCloakroom (12 May 2022). "Confirmed, 50-49: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #718 Susan Tsui Grundmann to be a Member of the Federal Labor…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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