Matthew T. Denholm named Assistant to the Regional Director in Cincinnati, Ohio

National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard F. Griffin, Jr. announced the appointment of Matthew T. Denholm as the Assistant to the Regional Director of the NLRB’s Regional office in Cincinnati, Ohio (Region 9).  In his new position, Mr. Denholm will assist Regional Director Gary Muffley in the administration and enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act in parts of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia.
A native of Akron, Ohio, Mr. Denholm served in the United States Air Force from 1970 to 1974, where he specialized in intelligence gathering.  After being honorably discharged, he attended the University of Akron, graduating in 1977 with a degree in Political Science. He began working for the Agency’s Cincinnati office as a Field Examiner later that year.  He became the Region’s Compliance Officer in 2000, and was promoted to Supervisory Field Examiner in 2001.     
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency vested with the power to safeguard employees’ rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative. The Agency also acts to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices committed by private sector employers and unions.