Senate Talking Deal on Trump Nominees, NLRB Member Pearce

The White House and Senate leaders are discussing a deal to reduce the Trump nominee backlog and give Mark Gaston Pearce (D) another term on the National Labor Relations Board, sources told Bloomberg Law.

Pearce, who has drawn sharp criticism from Republicans and the business community in eight-plus years on the NLRB, is slated to leave the board when his latest term expires Aug. 27. Lawmakers are considering a deal that would give Pearce a third term in exchange for Democrats agreeing to waive waiting periods and confirm certain pending nominations. That includes some nominees for Labor Department posts, the ...