President Re-Submits NLRB Nominations of Becker, Pearce to Senate
According to the White House press office, President Obama yesterday once again submitted the nominations of Craig Becker and Mark Gaston Pearce to the Senate for confirmation as National Labor Relations Board Members. The submissions expressly mention the recent recess appointment of the two. The nominations list December 16, 2014 as the expiration date for Becker's term; and, August 27, 2013, for Pearce.
As with those recent recess appointments, the President declined to re-submit the name of his Republican nominee Brian Hayes. HIstorically, the Board is composed of two Members from each political party, and a fifth Member from the President's party. After the recent recess appointments, there are currently three Democrats and one Republican sitting on the Board, with one vacancy remaining.
The term of the sole Republican on the Board expires in August of 2010. As we approach that time, look for these re-submitted nominations to be joined with a re-submitted Hayes nomination, and the nomination of an additional Republican, as part of a compromise package to try to secure Senate confirmation of all of them.
(Hat Tip: Heather M. Doucet)
