Trump’s NLRB Nominees Get Grilled While Board Faces Uncertain Future

Trump’s NLRB Nominees Get Grilled While Board Faces Uncertain Future

For months, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has lacked the quorum it needs to function — a state of affairs created in part when President Trump fired board member Gwynne A. Wilcox, a Democrat, in late January.  That could soon change. In July, Trump nominated Scott Mayer, a lawyer for Boeing, and James Murphy, a staffer for previous Republican board members, to fill two Republican seats on the NLRB.  Their confirmation is not yet a su…