Punching In: GOP Labor Board Seat Empty as Democrat’s Vote Looms

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers.

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Robert Iafolla: Democrats on the National Labor Relations Board will soon see their numbers drop by one, but their party has a plan to quickly remedy that loss. The same cannot be said for the Republican board seat that’s been vacant for eight months.

Senate Democratic leadership has laid the groundwork for Member Gwynne Wilcox—whose term expires Aug. 27—to get a confirmation vote after lawmakers return post-Labor Day.

But in a break from traditional practice, Wilcox’s nomination for a second term wasn’t paired with a candidate for the ...