GOP, Business Groups Try to Kill Lame-Duck NLRB Confirmations

Republicans and business groups are trying to spike a last-minute attempt to confirm two National Labor Relations Board members and preserve the board’s Democratic majority for another two years.

The Senate plans to vote Wednesday on whether to advance the nominations of NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran, a Democrat, and Joshua Ditelberg, a Republican, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. He filed cloture for the two on Monday evening, setting up a vote to limit debate on the matter.

Confirming McFerran would insulate the NLRB’s Democratic majority until at least 2026, but legal and labor observers have suggested President-elect Donald ...