The U.S. Senate has confirmed a full lineup of five National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) nominees, ending a long-running stalemate between the White House and Congress over the board's composition.
The series of Senate votes on July 30 on the nominees ensures that the board will have a full complement for the first time in a decade. The NLRB decides cases that directly affect employers and unions, including those in the construction industry. In recent years, the board has ruled on such issues as union members' rights to display banners criticizing labor practices of contractors working at construction sites.