Following allegations by the National Labor Relations Board Inspector General that NLRB member Terence Flynn, a Republican, violated ethics standards, unions are calling for his resignation and Democratic lawmakers are asking for a Justice Dept. investigation.
But Flynn's representative, Barry Coburn, an attorney at the Washington, D.C., firm Coburn & Greenbaum, says Flynn "strenuously objects" to claims he engaged in any improper conduct while serving as chief counsel to former board member Peter Schaumber in 2011.