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The Inside Scoop: What Does GC Carey Anticipate, and How Is It Affecting Board Processes and Deci...

2026-07-22 · 19:20 UTC ·Husch Blackwell ·1 min read

Brief

Husch Blackwell's Labor Law Insider (video discussion/panel, published July 22, 2026) features Tom Godar with Terry Potter and Jon Anderson recounting a panel with NLRB GC Crystal Carey. They explain how the NLRB's backlog has led to transfers of hundreds of cases, a trend toward less union‑oriented rules, and possible further shifts with James Macy's anticipated Board appointment, affecting union elections and ULP responses.

Why it matters

Tom Godar hosted a Husch Blackwell Labor Law Insider special (published July 22, 2026) featuring attorneys Terry Potter and Jon Anderson; Jon organized and reported on a panel that heard firsthand insights from NLRB General Counsel Crystal Carey at the American Health Law Association.

Key details

  • Panelists reported an enormous NLRB backlog has prompted transfers of "hundreds of cases" between regional districts, materially affecting timing and strategy for union elections and responses to unfair labor practice (ULP) charges.
  • Speakers noted a shift toward a less union‑oriented bias in recent Board decisions and said the anticipated appointment of James Macy as a Board member would likely further influence Board direction and case outcomes.
Source evidence

In this special edition of Labor Law Insider, host Tom Godar (https://www.huschblackwell.com/professionals/thomas-godar) is joined by the consummate insiders, Husch Blackwell attorneys Terry Potter (https://www.huschblackwell.com/professionals/terry-potter) and Jon Anderson (https://www.huschblackwell.com/professionals/jon-anderson) . Jon offers insights gained from his decades of labor law practice and his participation on a panel with new National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, Crystal Carey. Jon organized this panel for the American Health Law Association and heard firsthand the insights offered by GC Carey. 

Terry Potter, who is in the trenches daily with Husch Blackwell clients, shares how the enormous backlog before the Board has affected the decision to transfer hundreds of cases from district to district, even as the interpretations of national labor law continue their return to a less union-oriented bias. Jon also comments on further changes in Board direction with the anticipated appointment of a new Board member, James Macy, Jon’s former partner. 

Our Insider audience will want to learn how these changes will impact union elections and responding to unfair labor practice charges. Join this free-wheeling discussion that touches on General Counsel Carey’s agenda, the appointment of a new Board member, and the impact on the world of labor law. You don’t want to miss this discussion.

Channel: Husch Blackwell
Published: 2026-07-22
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6-ciN_85IE