Democrat Pearce Won’t Seek Return to Federal Labor Board

Democrat Mark Gaston Pearce has withdrawn his name from consideration for another term on the National Labor Relations Board.

“I will not be seeking another term at the NLRB,” the former labor board chairman told Bloomberg Law Feb. 5. “While I urge that the board return to five members so that it can continue to function with the appropriate quorum, I feel it’s best that I remove myself from the center of a political tug of war that has spanned five months.”

Pearce, a key ally of unions and the labor movement, served two terms on the board during a ...