Ernest W. DuBester

American lawyer (born 1950)

Ernie DuBester


Chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
In office January 21, 2021 – January 3, 2023
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Colleen Kiko
Succeeded by	Susan Tsui Grundmann
In office January 5, 2017 – January 25, 2017
President	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Preceded by	Carol Waller Pope
Succeeded by	Patrick Pizzella (acting)
In office January 15, 2013 – November 12, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Carol Waller Pope
Succeeded by	Carol Waller Pope
Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
In office August 17, 2009 – January 3, 2023
President	Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	Dale Cabaniss
Succeeded by	Vacant

Personal details
Born	Ernest William DuBester (1950-09-04) September 4, 1950 (age 73) Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Karen Kremer
Education	Boston College (BA) Catholic University (JD) Georgetown University (LLM)

Ernest William "Ernie" DuBester^[1] (born September 4, 1950) is an American lawyer, academic, and government official who has served as a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority from 2009 to 2023.^[2] He began his career at the National Labor Relations Board as counsel to former chairman and member John H. Fanning. DuBester was also a union attorney with the firm of Highsaw & Mahoney, and legislative counsel to the AFL–CIO. From 1993 to 2001, he was chairman and member at the National Mediation Board. From 2001 to 2005, DuBester was the professor and director of the Dispute Resolution Program at the Antonin Scalia Law School.^[3]^[4]

He served as chair of the FLRA in 2013, 2017, and from 2021 to 2023.^[5]^[6] He was nominated for a new term as FLRA member but his nomination expired at the end of the 117th Congress and was not resubmitted to the Senate.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Nominations of Hon. Ernest W. DuBester, Julia Akins Clark, and Rafael Borras: Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session : Nominations of Hon. Ernest W. DuBester to Be a Member, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Julia Akins Clark to Be General Counsel, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Rafael Borras to Be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security, July 29, 2009, page 38
^ Smith, Ralph (October 3, 2017). "DuBester Renominated for FLRA". FedSmith. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. September 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Zuckerman, Laurence (July 1, 2001). "Five Questions for Ernest W. DuBester; In Defense Of the Oldest Labor Law". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
^ "ERNEST DUBESTER DESIGNATED FLRA CHAIRMAN" (PDF) (Press release). Federal Labor Relations Authority. January 5, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "The Federal Labor Relations Authority Is Now Ideologically Deadlocked After Its Chairman's Term Expired". Government Executive. January 4, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^ "PN1598 — Ernest W. DuBester — Federal Labor Relations Authority 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. January 3, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.