Craig Becker

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Craig Becker is a labor attorney and managing counsel for affirmative litigation at Democracy Defenders Fund. He served on the National Labor Relations Board from 2010 to 2012 and was the AFL-CIO's general counsel from 2012 to 2022. His work includes labor and employment litigation and legal scholarship.

Also known as Harold Craig BeckerWebsite (opens in a new tab)

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DI has documented statements by Craig Becker on Government Ethics, Immigration Policy, and U.S. Politics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Craig Becker

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Craig Becker

Role at the time: Democracy Defenders Fund managing counsel for affirmative litigation

Condemned

Statement summary

Craig Becker says career public servants should not have their reputations destroyed for partisan political gain.

“Career public servants are people, not pawns, and no one who has devoted their life to serving the American public should have their good name destroyed for partisan, political gain.”
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Why we used this label

Becker condemns the accusations against Comans as a political attack on her reputation.

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