Statement from Departing NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo

NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued the following statement on her last day at the National Labor Relations Board:

“It’s been the greatest honor and privilege to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board and to work alongside such talented and dedicated federal employees. We have accomplished so much through our robust education, protection, and enforcement efforts, including empowering workers to collectively seek improved wages, benefits and working conditions from their employers. There’s no putting that genie back in the bottle. So, if the Agency does not fully effectuate its Congressional mandate in the future as we did during my tenure, I expect that workers with assistance from their advocates will take matters into their own hands in order to get well-deserved dignity and respect in the workplace, as well as a fair share of the significant value they add to their employer’s operations.”   

On July 22, 2021, Jennifer A. Abruzzo began serving a four-year term as General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board.  Starting in 1995, Ms. Abruzzo had spent her career at the NLRB in various positions including as Field Attorney, Supervisory Field Attorney, Deputy Regional Attorney, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, and Acting General Counsel. Immediately prior to her appointment as General Counsel, Ms. Abruzzo served as Special Counsel for Strategic Initiatives for the Communications Workers of America.

Deputy General Counsel Jessica Rutter is now Acting General Counsel.