Ernest DuBester

Mr. DuBester has served as a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) since August 2009. On January 21, 2021, he was designated Chairman by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. He was also FLRA Chairman from January to November 2013. The FLRA administers the Labor-Management relations program for 2.1 million non-Postal federal employees worldwide. With over 45 years of experience in Labor-Management relations, he began his career at the National Labor Relations Board as counsel to former Chairman and Member John Fanning. He was also a Union attorney with the firm of Highsaw & Mahoney, and legislative counsel to the AFL-CIO. From 1993-2001, he was Chairman and Member at the National Mediation Board (NMB), which oversees labor relations in the airline and railroad industries. From 2001-2005, Mr. DuBester was the Professor and Director of the Dispute Resolution Program at the Antonin Scalia Law School. Mr. DuBester received his A.B. from Boston College, his law degree from Catholic University, where he served as Recent Developments Editor of the Law Review, and his Masters of Law in Labor Law from Georgetown University Law Center. He is married to Karen Marie Kremer.