Republicans Raise Concerns Over Near Year-Long Vacancy at NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board’s empty Republican seat is attracting the scrutiny of some Congressional lawmakers, who say the vacancy has left the five-member panel unfairly imbalanced in Democrats’ favor.

The NLRB has operated with only a single Republican since John F. Ring left the board in December 2022. President Joe Biden has yet to name a replacement, and in the meantime the Senate confirmed Gwynne A. Wilcox to a second term in September, upholding a three-Democrat board majority.

Lawmakers and witnesses said during a hearing at the Committee on Education and the Workforce Wednesday that the longstanding absence of ...