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Senate Passes Nominations Package with ABC Supported NLRB Nominees

On Dec. 18, the U.S. Senate approved an en bloc nominations package that included 97 Trump administration nominees. The 53-43 party-line vote was made possible by the Senate’s recent move to lower the threshold for sub-cabinet level positions to just a simple majority, rather than the typical, 60-vote threshold.

Ahead of the vote, ABC and the ABC-led Coalition for a Democratic Workplace supported (more here) the nominations of three NLRB nominees included in the package.

  • James Murphy, Member of the National Labor Relations Board
  • Scott Mayer, Member of the National Labor Relations Board
  • Crystal Carey, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel

With the confirmation of the NLRB nominees, the Board will not only have an ABC-friendly General Council to set the agenda, but it will also have a quorum for the first time in nearly a year. The new 2–1 Republican majority on the NLRB will allow the agency to resume more regular operations. However, longstanding Board practice requires three votes to overturn existing precedent. ABC’s next priority is securing confirmation of a third ABC-supported Board member so the agency can begin unwinding policies implemented during the Biden administration.

Among the other 97 positions, there were several Department of Labor nominees confirmed.

  • Rosario Palmieri, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy
  • Henry Mack, Employment and Training Administration
  • Anthony D’Esposito, Department of Labor Inspector General’s Office
  • Jeremiah Workman, Assistant Secretary of Labor, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service