Obama Labor Official, GOP Foe Nears Term End

A key architect of Obama labor policy is likely leaving the Trump administration, giving the president’s critics one less line of defense against a wide range of changes to workers’ rights.

Mark Gaston Pearce (D) in his role as National Labor Relations Board chairman used a law establishing union rights to expand protections for nonunion workers. He was removed from the lead post when Republicans took control of the five-member board last year, and has since been working behind the scenes to try to slow policy shifts in favor of businesses.

Pearce in more than eight years on the board ...